Terry Hubbard, a former felon, voted in the 2020 presidential election and was arrested two years later in Florida on voter fraud charges.
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In the Shelby v. Holder decision, a key section of the landmark 1965 Voting Rights Act was eliminated, thus enabling states with histories of racial discrimination to enact new voting laws.
Many AI algorithms, like facial recognition software, have been shown to be discriminatory to people of color.
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Many AI algorithms, like facial recognition software, have been shown to be discriminatory to people of color, especially those who are Black.
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New research shows discrimination against Aboriginal Victorians in the private rental housing market is systemic, but there are solutions.
The monkeypox pandemic has seen an increase in the use of the term “men who have sex with men.”
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The term ‘MSM’ allows public health interventions to gloss over the social, political and cultural complexities of identity. But it’s not without its limitations.
A study finds that stereotypes, systemic hurdles, and discriminatory policies and procedures persist more in European society than in Québec.
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A survey on stereotypes and discrimination in the business world reveals major disparities between men and women.
Race, class and gender can not only impact the education that students receive, but also the punishments they receive.
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A social work scholar researches why school suspensions disproportionately affect students from certain groups and what can be done to change that.
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Study shows that so-called “socio-cultural attitudes” are not a plausible explanation for the Muslim penalty.
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No wonder people are sceptical about providing information – they don’t know why employers want this information or what they’re going to do with it.
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With the Manly footy jumper episode providing yet another reminder of the prejudice LGBTQ+ Australians face, new research looks at the challenges faced by queer young people.
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Our new research casts a harsh light on the realities of working in film and television.
Holland Taylor as Professor Joan Hambling in The Chair.
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The new ‘Screenomatic’ model can protect students and academics, while still providing useful feedback.
Sports may offer a strategy to re-integrate young people involved in violent activities back in to society.
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Sports can help prevent the involvement of youth in violent extremism.
Polling suggests that white and Black Americans are coming from different positions on discrimination.
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Researchers found political partisanship is a significant factor in determining perceptions of discrimination against different racial groups.
Local targeted strategies are sorely needed in smaller communities to combat the virulent discrimination.
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The population size of smaller communities is declining, and racism and discrimination are hindering its growth.
In some global fishing communities, women influence decisions, resulting in stronger claims to area-based fishing rights, improved economic returns and greater women’s empowerment.
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Creating opportunities to meaningfully engage women in governance and decision-making is necessary to achieve gender equality in small-scale fisheries.
Racial bias may play a role both in the schools that families choose for their children and the experiences their children have.
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Inspired by her own experience with the education system, a professor of sociology explores how race and racism influence school choice and education.
Musician and poet Patti Smith: ‘always evolving’.
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Old women remain the butt of jokes; they are some of society’s most marginalised people. But age also invites us to become our most authentic selves, writes Carol Lefevre.
People protest in front of London’s Hackney Town Hall in March 2022, in solidarity with Child Q.
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Discussions of racism in Britain centre around the experiences and traumas of Black people, but rarely on the perpetrators.
The preference for lighter skin has its roots in colonial histories.
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A scholar of social work shares what he has learned about colorism by conducting research in more than 20 countries over the past few decades.
The headstone of Father Damien, a Catholic saint who was canonized in 2009.
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Father Damien’s legacy has inspired health providers and humanitarians for over a century.