September 2014
September 25th, 2014
Written by Colleen Long - ... in Common Ties That Bind, Race Relations with 0 Comments
Jews and Muslims are becoming victims of hate crimes more and more. Suspected hate crimes against Jewish and Muslim people have increased in New York City following unrest overseas this summer, but the attacks are random and not from any organized group, police officials said Wednesday.
Deputy Chief Michael Osgood, who heads the special victims division, said there's been an increase since July 1...
September 24th, 2014
Written by Lynn Elber in National Collegiate Dialogue, Race Relations with 7 Comments
Minorities are largely shut out of the ranks of TV series directors in a stubbornly unchanged pattern of hiring, according to a study recently released by the Hollywood Directors Guild of America.
The Directors Guild of America report said that employers have made no significant improvement in diversity among TV directors in the last four years.
According to the study, white males directed the...
September 24th, 2014
Written by Michelle L. Price in Eyes On The Enterprise, Race Relations with 0 Comments
The U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce sees opportunity in Utah and is holding its annual convention in Salt Lake City this week, a location the organization's leader said may seem "kind of counterintuitive."
U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Javier Palomarez said that while Utah is not a usual Latino stronghold like Florida or California, it makes sense for the country's largest...
September 24th, 2014
Written by The Associated Press in Discrimination Cases, Race Relations with 0 Comments
EEOC, the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, is suing a Montgomery County business, alleging that it's been discriminating against blacks and women for years.
The lawsuit was filed Monday in federal court in Maryland against ACM Services, an environmental remediation services contractor based in Rockville.
ACM Services President R. Thom Hess did not return a call and email for...
September 19th, 2014
Written by Allen G. Breed in Common Ties That Bind, National Collegiate Dialogue, Race Relations with 34 Comments
More diverse police departments are needed to reflect the population of the communities they serve. This has become increasingly clear in the wake of recent police shootings and other incidents involving white policemen and blacks being arrested, beaten, shot, or killed. But many departments will readily acknowledge that that goal continues to go unachieved for a number of reasons.
The need is...