Slavery Discrimination

NI early pregnancy screening delay 'causing trauma'

Pregnant women in NI face discrimination over not being offered early scans for abnormalities, experts say.

Justice Dept. Sues Rocket Mortgage for Appraisal Discrimination

After a white appraiser slashed the value of a Black woman’s duplex, the Justice Department sued all involved in the assessment, including the nation’s largest lender.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 1

House Republicans probe allegations of FEMA discrimination in Florida

House Republicans are probing allegations of discrimination by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in Florida following the termination of an agency employee who advised a survivor ...

Politics - The Hill - 19 hours ago

Slavery, involuntary servitude are on the ballot in these states

So-called slavery "loopholes" are on this year's ballot in California and Nevada.

Prosecutors reopen investigation into PSG over alleged discrimination in recruiting

The Paris prosecutor’s office is investigating alleged discrimination years ago by PSG following a complaint that scouts from the club illegally profiled potential recruits by their origin

Sports - ABC News - October 17

Former 'Jeopardy!' staffers file discrimination, retaliation complaints against Sony

Former 'Jeopardy!' and 'Wheel of Fortune' staffers have filed discrimination and retaliation complaints against Sony Pictures Entertainment.

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - October 25

New Yorkers may change their constitution to ban discrimination over ‘pregnancy outcomes’

An amendment to New York’s constitution could bar discrimination based on things including “gender identity” and “pregnancy outcomes.”

Health - ABC News - November 5

Latino mobile home park residents denounce conditions, allege discrimination

Latino residents in Ohio and Colorado have filed lawsuits or complaints as experts warn of the risks, especially financial, of renting or buying manufactured homes in mobile parks.

Modern slavery backlog could be eradicated in two years, says government

Safeguarding minister Jess Phillips aims to clear a backlog of more than 23,000 cases.

No UK apology over slavery at Commonwealth summit

No apology over Britain's historic links to the slave trade at the Commonwealth summit, says 10 Downing Street.

Archbishop of Canterbury reveals ancestral links to slavery

Justin Welby says ancestor owned enslaved people in Jamaica and was paid compensation upon abolition. Justin Welby, the archbishop of Canterbury, has revealed that his ancestor owned enslaved ...

World - The Guardian - October 21

Starmer rejects calls for slavery reparation talks

The prime minister says he wants to focus on challenges faced by Commonwealth countries "right now".

Commonwealth leaders to defy UK on slavery reparations

World - Yahoo News - October 24

Leaders meet at Commonwealth summit with slavery reparations on agenda

Commonwealth leaders convened in Samoa to discuss climate change and reparations for Britain's role in transatlantic slavery.

UK will not pay out over slavery, says Reeves

The chancellor says she understands why countries are making demands but the UK will not pay out.

What form could reparations for slavery take?

How likely is the UK to provide reparations for the slave trade, and what could that look like?

What form could reparations for slavery take?

World - Yahoo News - October 25

Why the King can't say 'sorry' for slavery

Arguments about reparations rumbled once again this week as the King spoke at the Commonwealth summit in Samoa.

Commonwealth leaders agree to consider reparations for historic slavery

Pledge comes despite British efforts to prevent the issue from being mentioned in official communique

World - Financial Times - October 26

California and Nevada voters consider ending inmate 'slavery'

LOS ANGELES — California and Nevada voters are weighing whether to repeal legal loopholes in their state constitutions that allow slavery and involuntary servitude to be used as criminal punishment.

Slavery reparations not about transfer of cash, says Lammy

Speaking in Nigeria, the UK foreign secretary said he wanted Britain to develop relations with Africa.

Why sex discrimination at work doesn’t go away until women are in charge | Torsten Bell

New research reveals men pay little heed to women in mixed-sex teams. Single-sex teams are something for the football pitch, not the workplace. It’s not the 1950s. Many studies show the benefits of ...

World - The Guardian - October 19

Florida alleges FEMA officials conspired to discriminate against Trump supporters after hurricane

Florida sued the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) director and an employee who was fired for telling a survivor assistance team after Hurricane Milton not to visit homes displaying signs ...

Politics - The Hill - Yesterday

Former Suns employee sues team for discrimination, harassment and retaliation; seeks $60M in damages

The team has called her allegations 'misleading' and 'egregious'

Sports - CBS Sports - 23 hours ago

Ex-Phoenix Suns employee files racial discrimination, retaliation lawsuit against the team

A former Phoenix Suns employee is suing the team, alleging racial discrimination and unlawful retaliation that led to her termination

Sports - ABC News - 18 hours ago

UK will not apologise for role in slavery at Commonwealth summit, No 10 says

News that no symbolic apology or reparations are planned could put Starmer on collision course with other nations. The UK government will not apologise over Britain’s role in the transatlantic ...

World - The Guardian - October 19

Starmer says he wants to ‘look forward’ and not talk about slavery reparations

UK prime minister would rather work with nations on ‘future-facing challenges’ at Commonwealth summit. . Keir Starmer has insisted he wants to “look forward” rather than have “very long endless ...

World - The Guardian - October 23

Starmer rejects calls for slavery reparations ahead of Commonwealth summit

PM plans to focus on ‘future-facing challenges’ such as climate change but Caribbean leaders hope to raise the issue

World - Financial Times - October 23

Commonwealth leaders to defy UK by putting slavery reparations on summit agenda

Downing Street insists a discussion about the issue is not on the agenda for the summit of 56 Commonwealth countries.

Britain's leaders likely to face slavery reparations questions at a summit of former colonies

A confrontation for Britain over its role in the trans-Atlantic slave trade appears increasingly likely to feature at a summit of nations its empire once colonized, after Caribbean leaders said ...

World - ABC News - October 24

King Charles acknowledges 'painful' slavery past as calls for reparations intensify

King Charles said the Commonwealth should acknowledge its “painful” history, as African and Caribbean nations push for reparations for Britain’s role in transatlantic slavery.

Inside a 1760 schoolhouse for Black children is a complicated history of slavery and resilience

A Virginia museum has nearly finished restoring the nation’s oldest surviving schoolhouse for Black children, where hundreds of mostly enslaved students learned to read through a curriculum that ...

Project reveals UK sites where black Americans fought to end slavery

Missing Pieces Project maps buildings in 189 locations where African American abolitionists spoke against slavery. Historic England is commemorating the American abolitionist Frederick Douglass ’s ...

World - The Guardian - November 1

Britain's foreign secretary says slavery reparations not about cash transfer

World - Yahoo News - November 4

Britain's foreign secretary says slavery reparations not about cash transfer

Britain’s Foreign Secretary David Lammy says reparations for the U.K.’s role in the slave trade are not about the “transfer of cash” and reiterated his country’s position that leans toward focusing ...

World - ABC News - November 4

Home Office hires 200 staff to clear huge backlog of UK modern slavery cases

More than 23,000 files were left open by the last government, says minister, with delays of up to four years in assigning victim status. The Home Office has recruited 200 staff to clear a backlog ...

World - The Guardian - October 18

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