Read more discrimination stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/2659/discrimination.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:52:37 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74690/young-black-men-hit-hardest-by-recession.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe recession has sent the unemployment rate among young black men soaring to rates not seen since the Great Depression. The jobless rate among black males aged 16 to 24 hit 34.5% last month, more than triple the rate for the general population. The demographic has been especially hit...http://www.newser.com/story/74690/young-black-men-hit-hardest-by-recession.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:21:07 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71440/school-suspends-1st-grader-for-cub-scout-eating-utensils.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA first grader was suspended for 45 days from school for bringing a Cub Scout combined knife-fork-spoon utensil to class, triggering an uproar among parents. Zachary Christie, 6, was booted because his Newark school has a zero-tolerance policy on knives. Horrifying episodes like the Columbine and Virginia Tech shootings have...http://www.newser.com/story/71440/school-suspends-1st-grader-for-cub-scout-eating-utensils.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 12 Oct 2009 1:42:18 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69984/white-philly-cop-busted-down-to-desk-for-cornrows.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA white Philadelphia police officer with cornrows was ordered by a black superior to cut his hair and was temporarily busted down to desk duty because of the braids, reports the Philadelphia Daily News . Thomas Strain was ordered to cut his hair to look more "professional," even though dozens of...http://www.newser.com/story/69984/white-philly-cop-busted-down-to-desk-for-cornrows.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 22 Sep 2009 5:43:22 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67915/romanians-boo-madonna-for-defending-gypsies.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMadonna spoke up for gypsies during a concert in Romania, leading thousands of audience members to boo her, the AP reports. “I found out that there is a lot of discrimination against gypsies in Eastern Europe and that makes me very sad,” the Romanian Times quotes her as saying.http://www.newser.com/story/67915/romanians-boo-madonna-for-defending-gypsies.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 27 Aug 2009 14:28:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67695/fed-judge-tosses-doma-suit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA federal judge in California dismissed a lawsuit challenging the Defense of Marriage Act yesterday, supporting the Obama administration's claim that a gay couple had not suffered "an injury in fact." The Justice Department filed a brief agreeing with the plaintiffs that DoMA is discriminatory, but said it was bound...http://www.newser.com/story/67695/fed-judge-tosses-doma-suit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 25 Aug 2009 5:52:34 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67597/mom-fired-for-nursing-wins-sex-bias-suit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFiring an employee for breastfeeding during her break amounts to sex discrimination, California’s Fair Employment and Housing Commission ruled last week, awarding her $41,645 in damages, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Marina Chavez was fired from her job at a Los Angeles-area taqueria after breastfeeding her newborn on her...http://www.newser.com/story/67597/mom-fired-for-nursing-wins-sex-bias-suit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 24 Aug 2009 11:02:29 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67247/how-ted-olson-became-a-gay-marriage-crusader.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagConservative lawyer Ted Olson fought Bush’s side against Gore, loosened government regulations under Reagan, and helped impeach Bill Clinton. So how did the man liberals love to hate end up on their side of the gay marriage fight? Olson, who filed a lawsuit challenging California’s ban on same-sex marriage, tells...http://www.newser.com/story/67247/how-ted-olson-became-a-gay-marriage-crusader.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 19 Aug 2009 9:07:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67114/white-house-calls-marriage-law-unfair-to-gays.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Obama administration wants to give the Defense of Marriage Act the boot, the Justice Department said in court filings today, but that won’t stop the department from defending the law in court. The administration believes DOMA, which prevents federal recognition of gay marriage and denies gay federal employees marriage...http://www.newser.com/story/67114/white-house-calls-marriage-law-unfair-to-gays.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 17 Aug 2009 12:58:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66851/abercrombie-loses-lawsuit-over-clerks-prosthetic-arm.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe London woman banished to the Abercrombie & Fitch stockroom because of her prosthetic arm has been awarded more $13,000 by an employment tribunal, the BBC reports. Riam Dean wore a cardigan to cover the joint between her prosthesis and her body, but the sweater clashed with the retailer’s...http://www.newser.com/story/66851/abercrombie-loses-lawsuit-over-clerks-prosthetic-arm.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 13 Aug 2009 15:13:20 CDT