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August 13th, 2014

Blacks, Hispanics Underrepresented at Apple Inc.

Written by Michael Liedtke in Eyes On The Enterprise, Race Relations with 0 Comments
Blacks, Hispanics and women do not make up a significant percentage of Apple’s workforce, the largest among the tech giants. But Apple is not alone in its lack of diversity.
Blacks, Hispanics are underrepresented in Apple's workforce, which primarily relies on white and Asian men for its top-paying technology jobs, feeding the perception that Silicon Valley's economic boom is largely excluding blacks, Hispanics, and women. A breakdown released Tuesday by Apple Inc. showed 54 percent of the company's technology jobs in the U.S. are filled by whites and another 23...
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August 13th, 2014

Voting Law Changes Continue To Present Challenges

Written by Gary D. Robertson - Associated Press in Discrimination Cases, Race Relations with 0 Comments
Voting law changes in North Carolina are seen as some of the most restrictive and oppressive to minorities.
Voting Law changes continue to present challenges in many states that have enacted more restrictive requirements in order for citizens to exercise their right to vote. Many of the voting law changes are seen as being more harmful and punitive to minorities. This seems to be the case in North Carolina. Civil rights activists opposed to North Carolina's dramatic voting law changes will use the...
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August 8th, 2014

Jewish Children In Australia Threatened

Written by Rod McGuirk in All About Family, Race Relations with 0 Comments
Dozens of Jewish children have been traumatized by a gang of teenagers who stormed a school bus in Sydney, Australia and allegedly hurled racial abuse and threats.
Jewish children were subjected to racist and anti-Semitic threats as the rode home on a school bus. The children had been picked up from three Jewish schools. The incident occurred as the bus stopped in a wealthy suburb where the attackers boarded. Dozens of Jewish children have been traumatized by a gang of teenagers who stormed a Sydney school bus and allegedly hurled racial abuse and threats....
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August 2nd, 2014

U.S. Justice Department Challenges New Voting Laws

Written by Eric Tucker in Discrimination Cases, Race Relations with 0 Comments
The court papers from the federal government are aimed at persuading judges that the laws, which are being challenged in court, are discriminatory and block access to the ballot box.
The U.S. Department of Justice is challenging new voting laws that seem to be designed to penalize or obstruct minorities. The Justice Department on Wednesday sided with challengers of voting laws in Wisconsin and Ohio, saying in court filings that measures in those states unfairly affect minority voters. The department criticized a Wisconsin law that requires voters to present photo...
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August 1st, 2014

GOP Goes After Black Vote

Written by Philip Marcelo in Common Ties That Bind, Race Relations with 0 Comments
Chairman of the Republican National Committee Reince Priebus, center, speaks with people in the audience after addressing the crowd at the National Association of Black Journalists convention, Thursday, July 31, 2014, in Boston. Priebus says the GOP has been working to better compete for black and minority votes as it eyes the 2016 presidential race.
The GOP goes after the black vote, competing with the Democratic Party. While the GOP hopes to see gains in the 2014 midterm elections, they are also focusing on the 2016 presidential race. Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus told a national convention of black journalists on Thursday that the GOP has been working to better compete for black and minority votes as it eyes the...
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