race discrimination

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The Voting Rights Act had two key provisions to remedy race discrimination in voting.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 12, 2023

A federal appellate court panel expressed skepticism Thursday of umpire Ángel Hernández’s attempt to reinstate his race discrimination lawsuit against Major League Baseball.

From Washington Times • Jun. 8, 2023

As a public university, U.N.C. is bound by both the Constitution’s equal protection clause and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which bars race discrimination by institutions that receive federal money.

From New York Times • Oct. 31, 2022

Over the last decade, the agency has won settlements in 171 race discrimination suits involving Black workers, 59 cases involving Latino victims, 12 involving Asian victims and six involving white victims.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2022

This process took place with the understanding that whatever the new order would be, it would have to be formally race-neutral—it could not involve explicit or clearly intentional race discrimination.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander