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Jesse Jackson: Voting rights continue to be threatened
March 3, 2013 12:36 PM
SELMA, Ala. (AP) - Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson says current threats to voting rights make this year's Bridge Crossing Jubilee in Alabama more than a commemoration. The annual event taking place Sunday in Selma commemorates the beating of voting rights marchers on "Bloody Sunday" in 1965 as they began... more » -
Student: that's not my work
March 20, 2012 8:46 PM
An Equal Employment Opportunity investigation is underway at Palmer High School to see whether the yearbook advisor discriminated against gay students when she deleted a page from the book. Colorado Springs School District 11 released a document on Tuesday which was reportedly recovered by their forensic computer department. It... more » -
Springs man wins day in court in discrimination case Play Video
March 14, 2012 9:10 PM
A Colorado Springs man has won a major legal victory in his discrimination complaint filed against the Army after a supervisor at Fort Carson reportedly threatened him with a noose. Anthony Jackson received notice over the weekend from the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in Washington D.C. that reversed... more » -
Jury rejects discrimination claims against county
November 11, 2011 11:18 AM
BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. (AP) - A same-sex couple is deciding whether to appeal after losing a lawsuit against Summit County claiming they lost a home they were building because of discrimination by county officials. Jason Rodgers and James Hazel said they were told building permits are only issued to families... more » -
Western Sugar to pay $550k in discrimination claim
October 5, 2011 2:41 PM
DENVER (AP) - The federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says Western Sugar Cooperative has agreed to pay $550,000 to settle a complaint that it discriminated against women. The EEOC said Wednesday the Denver-based cooperative denied women training, promotions and year-round employment, gave them less desirable assignments than men and... more » -
Man sues Chipotle, alleging discrimination
May 12, 2011 10:41 PM
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A Mexican man who claims he was the victim of racial and national discrimination at a Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurant in Eden Prairie is suing the company. Laurencio Valadez is seeking damages for mental anguish and suffering. In July 2009, Valadez tried to buy a... more » -
AFA survey shows four main "areas of concern"
October 30, 2010 7:39 PM
Survey results from cadets and staff through the 2009-2010 Climate Assessment Survey at the Air Force Academy were not originally intended to be released, but are showing progress and problems in a number of areas affecting the lives of those at the Academy. In some areas it's good, like... more » -
Court: Wal-Mart to face massive class action suit
April 26, 2010 1:47 PM
A divided federal appeals court in San Francisco says Wal-Mart Stores Inc. must face a massive class-action lawsuit that claims the world's largest private employer discriminates against women workers. The 6-5 ruling by the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Monday exposes the retailer based in Bentonville, Ark.,... more » -
Discrimination alleged in bail bond rates
March 17, 2010 7:02 PM
Local bail bondsmen say getting sprung from jail could cost you more depending on the color of your skin and that state law should be changed to address the issue. Rick Harper, the owner of Express Bail Out, says the laws regarding bond rates are too lax and have... more » -
Transit cuts called discriminatory at MLK event
January 18, 2010 7:49 PM
Events we're held in Colorado Springs in celebration of the Doctor Martin Luther King Junior Monday. At Colorado Technical University, James Tucker publisher of the African American Voice hosted a panel of guest speakers to discuss issues facing black families in Colorado Springs. The topics included healthcare, criminal... more » -
Promotion day arrives for white Connecticut firefighters
December 10, 2009 9:37 AM
White Connecticut firefighters who were wrongly denied promotions are getting lieutenant and captain badges Thursday. Fourteen firefighters sued the city of New Haven when officials looked at 2003 test results, saw that no blacks did well enough to be promoted and threw out the results. The U.S. Supreme Court... more »
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