Cab drivers have long discriminated against African-Americans and other minority groups. New research suggests ride-hailing apps haven’t solved the problem.
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In his first year of office, Trump’s immigration policy will likely focus not on building an expensive wall, but rather on the work that earned Obama the nickname ‘Deporter in Chief.’
Labor’s project of economic transformation hit some harder realities as Paul Keating assumed the top job. And a new push on remaking Australia stirred a brooding reaction of its own.
Martin Luther King Jr.’s vision of love was not sentimental. It demanded that individuals tell their oppressors what they were doing was wrong. How can this vision help with community-building today?
The time is right for a crash course on section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act, its exemptions and the powers of the Australian Human Rights Commission.
Disparagement humor makes a punchline out of a marginalized group. Racist or sexist jokes, for instance, aren’t just harmless fun – psychologists find they can foster discrimination.
The Constitution’s external affairs power does not support Section 18C. And the section also impermissibly infringes the implied freedom of political communication.
While 60-77% of migrants of African origin and 59% of Indigenous Australians report experience of discrimination in the Scanlon Foundation survey of Australian attitudes, optimism endures.
Charleston’s Cannon Street YMCA All-Stars thought they’d have a chance to compete for a spot in the coveted Little League World Series. But South Carolina’s Little League director had other ideas.
Algorithms can discriminate, even when their designers don’t intend that to happen. But they also can make detecting bias easier.
David Leyonhjelm’s complaint over being called an ‘angry white male’ could showcase the difficulty in launching a successful action under Section 18C and undermine an argument in support of repeal.
In highlighting the importance of retaining section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act, shadow attorney general Mark Dreyfus said racial discrimination can make people sick.
Three scholars reflect on the Supreme Court decision in the Fisher case and why institutions need to consider race.
Much has been written about Robinson’s first major league game. Far less is known about the first integrated spring training game in Florida.
An experiment compared the experience of Anglo, Indian and Muslim Middle Eastern “renters” looking for housing. The differences in how they were treated were significant.
As the affirmative action case comes up before the US Supreme Court again, the question being asked is how much diversity is enough?
Rosa Parks was a hero in the fight against segregation … but she was just one of many.
South Africa’s rugby administrators are facing increased criticism for their failure to shed its white image. The tone of the debate is different this time, amid growing protests against inequality.
Research shows that patient care suffers when minority ethnic healthcare staff are unfairly treated.
Last Saturday, presidential hopefuls Bernie Sanders and Martin O’Malley were booed and heckled by liberal activists at a town hall discussion at the Netroots Nation annual conference. Why would attendees…
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Emeritus Professor of Sociology, University of Technology Sydney
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Pro Vice Chancellor Research, Western Sydney University
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Evan Pugh University Professor of Anthropology, Penn State
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor of Food and Beverage Management, Cornell University
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Professor of Geography and Senior Research Associate in the Rock Ethics Institute, Penn State
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Professor of Race Relations, Deakin University
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PhD Candidate, Research Assistant and Sessional Academic, School of Social Sciences, Western Sydney University
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Senior Lecturer in Social and Cultural Geography, Western Sydney University
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Professor of Journalism, Indiana University
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PhD Candidate, Social Justice Education, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto
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Associate Professor of Sociology, Wayne State University
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Professor of Law; Kim Santow Chair of Law and Social Justice, University of Sydney
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Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center for Employment Equity, UMass Amherst
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