Oppression and Privilege

Minorities Shut Out Of Worldwide Banking System

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Glenn Minnis

Roughly 20 percent of all black and Hispanic households are without checking or saving accounts, essentially leaving them completely shut out of the burgeoning American banking system.

At a time when a growing segment of citizens use online banking, some even depositing paychecks using their cellphone camera, many minorities are still subjected to a “kick them while their down system” where it costs them money to get money.

Female Soldier Alleges Harassment Over Muslim Name

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Michael Biesecker - AP Staff Writer

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Sgt. 1st Class Naida Hosan is not a Muslim - she's a Catholic. But her name sounded Islamic to fellow U.S. soldiers in Iraq, and they taunted her, calling her "Sgt. Hussein" and asking what God she prayed to.

So before deploying to Afghanistan last year for her second war tour, she legally changed her name - to Nadia Christian Nova.

This did not solve her problems.

GMI Reveals Gender Diversity Lagging On Corporate Boards

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D. A. Barber

On May 1, GMI Ratings released its annual “Women on Boards” report, which found the percentage of female directors in large companies — those among the Standard and Poor’s (S&P) 500 — rose only one-half of a percentage point since December 2011. The rate of increase rose slightly higher among smaller companies in the S&P Midcap and S&P Smallcap indices.

Issue Of The Week LVII: Is There Any Justification For Vogue Magazine’s Use Of Blackface?

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D. A. Barber

The current May 2013 issue of Vogue Netherlands magazine is taking some heat for attempting to pay homage to the contributions of black cultural icons by using white models in black face paint.

So is there a reason that Vogue Magazine can't find black models?

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