Racial Discrimination

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Black former franchisees sue McDonald's for discrimination. (AP Photo)

52 Black ex-franchisees sue McDonald’s for racial discrimination

The 52 plaintiffs are seeking compensation of USD 4 million to USD 5 million per store, according to the lawsuit

01 Sep 2020 5:54 PM

Black workers account for 3.8% of all U.S. Facebook employees and 1.5% of all U.S. technical workers at the company. Those numbers have barely budged over the past several years, a common pattern across large Silicon Valley firms. In this picture, Zachary Greene wears a face mask while protesting in front of the Lifsey residence where the USF President Steven Currall lives on campus on July 2, 2020 in Tampa, Florida. Tampa Bay Students for Democratic Society protest at the University of South Florida demanding an increase in Black student enrollment, employ more Black faculty and staff, more financial aid, and make direct connections with the surrounding community. (Photo | AFP)

Black lives don’t matter at Facebook, only on their posters, staffer files discrimination complaint

This isn’t the first criticism a Black employee has levelled at Facebook.

03 Jul 2020 6:22 PM

Video starts recording if one tells their iPhone “Hey Siri, I’m getting pulled over,” so if police misbehaves, it would be caught on camera. (Photo | Flickr - Mark Guim)

‘Hey Siri’ tech trick lets people pulled over by cops in US record video on command

“Siri police shortcut” was getting traction on social media after software developer Robert Peterson tweeted a link to its latest version.

19 Jun 2020 10:06 PM

YouTube uses metadata and other “signals” from videos to make decisions about filtering content or placing money-making advertising based on race, according to the suit. (Photo | Wikimedia Commons - Ajay Suresh)

Youtube accused of racial discrimination, sued by black video artists

The suit says the company uses racial, identity and viewpoint profiling and filtering tools to restrict, censor, and denigrate blacks.

19 Jun 2020 8:16 PM

Aboriginal protesters perform a traditional smoking ceremony before the start of a Black Lives Matter demonstration to express solidarity with US protestors in Sydney. (AFP)

Protesters worldwide internalise US’s Black Lives Matter movement

The global protests reflect rising anger over similar mistreatment by police towards ethnic minorities in different countries

07 Jun 2020 3:51 PM

A protester holds a poster reading "Let them breath" during a demonstration Tuesday, June 2, 2020 in Marseille, southern France. (AP)

Protests over George Floyd's death expose raw race relations in many countries

Anti-police-brutality activists gathered in various European and African cities in support of the protests in US

03 Jun 2020 10:00 AM

Research results showed that racial discrimination appears to trigger an inflammatory response among African Americans at the cellular level. (Photo: Representational/Pexels)

Racism can increase inflammation in African-Americans

Racial discrimination raises risks of disease among African Americans: Study.

03 Jun 2019 8:00 PM

Rahul Kumar, who moved from India to Canada seven years ago, was also called a loser with 'shit-coloured skin', CTV news reported. (Representational Image)

Go back to your country, Paki: Canadian woman’s racial slur at Indian

Towards the end of the video, she can be seen driving off, but not before she spits on his car and calls him a 'loser.'

22 Aug 2018 4:27 PM

The alleged incident took place on July 23 on a London-Berlin flight (BA 8495). (Representational Image | AFP)

British Airways offloads Indian family as their 3-yr-old son was crying

The Indian passenger has written to Suresh Prabhu, Sushma Swaraj alleging 'humiliation and racial discrimination' by British Airways.

09 Aug 2018 1:21 PM

The 388-year-old institution is being sued by Students for Fair Admissions, an action group, for discriminating against Asian applicants. (Photo: AP)

Harvard University accused of racially discriminating Asian-American students

An admission data analysis of more than 160,000 applicants from 2000 to 2015 showed Asians were given lower scores on 'personality' traits

17 Jun 2018 4:46 PM

Harvard, Asian American group spar over facts in ongoing bias case

Harvard and the group Students for Fair Admissions filed dulling reports from outside economists, each reaching different conclusions.

16 Jun 2018 6:27 PM

'The video shot by customers is very hard to watch and the actions in it are not representative of our Starbucks mission and values,' Johnson said in a statement. (Photo: AP)

Starbucks CEO apologises for arresting 2 black men for waiting inside store

The men were accused of trespassing but have said they were waiting for a friend before ordering.

15 Apr 2018 1:31 PM

‘In this system, female employees and employees of colour are systematically undervalued compared to their male and white or Asian American peers,’ the lawsuit says. (Photo: AP)

3 women sue Uber over unequal pay, claim the company practices sexual, racial discrimination

Uber spokesman Matthew Wing declined to comment.

26 Oct 2017 5:42 PM

Khasi woman evicted from Delhi Golf club for 'resembling maid'; club issues apology

Club authorities issued a formal apology letter calling the incident unfortunate and indicating that disciplinary action was being taken.

27 Jun 2017 2:50 PM

From being ragged and bullied extensively, to being beaten up and not even being paid, they face innumerable such instances on a daily basis.

Rising above their fears

The North East community is hard at work and they speak up on their fears and their resolve to move forward.

15 Mar 2017 2:51 AM

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