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  • Angels' Torii Hunter defends choice words that draws fire Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 7:36PMLos Angeles center fielder Torii Hunter was at first startled, and then angered Wednesday when comments he made about diversity in baseball were construed as potentially racist.
  • Advancing roles for women by example Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 7:17PMA woman who is hoping to change the image of NATO as a male-dominated workplace.
  • Anti-gay attack stuns Carroll Gardens Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 3:48PMLast week’s anti-gay attack on Luquer Street has put a stain on Carroll Gardens, as well as the entire borough, residents and elected officials said last week as they encouraged the police to make a quick arrest.Hate Crimes detectives are currently investigating claims made by a 22-year-old Red...
  • Jenee Darden: A UC San Diego Alum Responds To Racial Tensions On The Campus Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 3:28PMI've been following the events since news broke of the infamous "Compton Cookout" black-face party, and my disgust has turned to disappointment.
  • UC Berkeley Students Protest UCSD Racist Acts Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 3:03PMUC Berkeley became the scene of yet another protest Monday when a group of students and supporters staged a “Blackout 2010” blockade of Sather Gate.
  • Local Peace Corps member gets grant Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 12:48PMSparta Kids to Kids, a youth-focused initiative of Infante Sano, has awarded a grant to Elena Rubinfeld, from Sparta, to support her work in El Salvador.
  • Universities, students respond to Cuccinelli’s letter Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 12:20PMUniversities, students respond to Cuccinelli’s letter
  • Committee working to improve 2010 numbers Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 11:46AMEstimates are only 60 percent of Paris and Lamar County residents were counted in the 2000 census. And a group of concerned residents, appointed by the Paris City Council as the Complete County Committee, aims to improve those numbers for the 2010 Census, which soon will be in the mail.
  • GCU Celebrates the Life of Pioneer Female Photographer Toni Frissell Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 11:03AMLakewood, N.J., Mar. 9, 2010—Join Georgian Court and St. George Productions in a World War II canteen for an interactive, living history performance about the fascinating life of pioneer female photographer Toni Frissell.
  • Why I Can't Get Into "Caprica" Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 8:26AMSyFy, please stop insulting my intelligence.
  • Brooklyn Botanic Gardens Presents a New Body of Work by Emile Clark, Its First Artist-in-Residence Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 8:00PMEmile Clark, Untitled, BBG-8 from My Garden Pets, 2010. Watercolor, ink, and graphite on paper, 22 x 15 in. BROOKLYN, NY.- A series of lush, fluid watercolor and graphite amalgamations of flora and fauna are at the heart of My Garden Pets, a major new installation by New York-based artist Emilie Clark at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden (BBG). In the exhibition—on view from March 6 through May 23 ...
  • Woman's Day marchers have a variety of causes Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 4:22PMWomen's equality and workers' rights were among reasons participants took part.
  • Chatham Middle School students to take part in diversity contest Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 3:21PMTHE CHATHAMS - Sixth-grade students from 26 Morris County public, private and parochial schools, including the Chatham Middle School on Main Street, are participating in the 2010 diversity contest, “What Prejudice Means to Me,” sponsored by the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), West Morris Section.
  • Standard Chartered's women staff empowered Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 11:49AMCHENNAI: Standard Chartered Bank recently embarked on a novel nation-wide exercise to provide its middle managerial women employees a rare opportunity to access reputed women leaders across the country.
  • The Female Factor: Risk and Opportunity for Women in 21st-Century Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 6:36AMIn a yearlong series of articles, columns and multimedia reports, The International Herald Tribune examines where women stand in the early 21st century.
  • It's A Precious Night at The 25th Film Independent Spirit Awards Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 11:05PMFilm Independent, the non-profit arts organization that produces the Spirit Awards and the Los Angeles Film Festival, handed out top honors to Precious and Crazy Heart at this evening's 25th Spirit Awards. Â Days of Summer, Anvil!
  • Adults with depression and diabetes face increase risk of dementia Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 9:55PMAdults who have both diabetes and major depression are more than twice as likely to develop dementia, compared to adults with diabetes only, according to a study published in the recent Journal of General Internal Medicine.
  • Cuccinelli says public colleges can’t protect gays Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 9:02PMAttorney General Ken Cuccinelli says Virginia’s public colleges and universities cannot prohibit discrimination against gays because the General Assembly has not authorized them to do so. In a letter Thursday to the presidents, rectors and boards of visitors of Virginia public colleges, Cuccinelli said Virginia law and public policy “prohibit a college or university from including ‘sexual ...
  • Q&A with the Rev. Jeffrey Haggray, new senior pastor of First Baptist Church Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 9:00PMChurch leaders across the area gathered at the First Baptist Church of the City of Washington, D.C., last week for the installation of the Rev. Jeffrey Haggray as its new senior pastor. Haggray is the first African American to lead the 208-year-old church. When the church was established in 1802,...
  • Survey shows city's take on diversity Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 5:34AMRufus Duncan said he thinks the diversity climate in Greater Lafayette is fine, but not perfect.
  • Racist incidents, protests spread at UC campuses Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 4:28AMA firestorm over racially and ethnically charged incidents at several University of California campuses spread Tuesday as UC San Diego announced a KKK-style hood was found on campus and students in Los Angeles and Irvine demonstrated against intolerance.
  • Racist incidents, protests spread at UC campuses Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 3:36AMLOS ANGELES — A firestorm over racially and ethnically charged incidents at several University of California campuses spread Tuesday as UC San Diego announced a KKK-style hood ...
  • 12 Indians, 4 NRIs among Young Global Leaders Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 1:51AMAs many as 12 Indians, and four of Indian origin (three Indian Americans and one Indian Canadian), feature among the 197 Young Global Leaders named by the World Economic Forum on Wednesday.
  • Strategy & Information Officer Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 1:45AMThe Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) is the single national housing and regeneration agency for England, with a budget of over £5 billion a year to invest in creating and regenerating thriving communities where people want, and can afford, to live.
  • World Economic Forum announces Young Global Leaders 2010 Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 1:15AMGeneva, Switzerland, 3 March 2010 - The World Economic Forum has announced its Young Global Leaders (YGLs) for 2010. The honour, bestowed each year by the Forum, recognizes and acknowledges up to 200 outstanding young leaders from around the world for their professional accomplishments, commitment to society and potential to contribute to shaping the future of the world.
  • Racist incidents, protests spread at UC campuses Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 11:58PMA firestorm over racially and ethnically charged incidents at several University of California campuses spread Tuesday as UC San Diegoannounced a KKK-style hood was found on campus and students in Los Angeles and Irvine...
  • A New Book - Inspiring Women…BECOMING Courageous, Wise Leaders Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 11:00PMAtlanta, GA (PRWEB) March 3, 2010 -- The world has seen the biggest recession in almost a century. It is the opinion of the World Economic Forum that the recovery will require the best talent, ideas and innovation; and without the engagement, empowerment and contribution of the female human resources pool (which makes up one half of the world’s population), we cannot hope to effectively meet ...
  • Tyler Rosenbaum '11: No physicists need apply Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 9:16PMBy: Tyler Rosenbaum Phi Beta Kappa is a prestigious collegiate honor society. In fact, it’s the oldest one in the country. According to its Web site, Phi Beta Kappa “celebrates and advocates excellence in the liberal arts and sciences.” Its chapters invite ...
  • Women’s Resource Center promotes awareness, unity Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 10:35PMWhile most folks take pride in celebrating the traditional kind of “V-Day” with cupids and chocolates, the UW-Milwaukee community has found a way to unify in celebration of a different type of “V-Day,” with an all-student production of Eve Ensler’s The Vagina Monologues on Feb.19-20.
  • Black History Month Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 10:24PMBlack History Month came to a close as dozens of Billings residents gathered Sunday afternoon to celebrate.
  • 'Cane for drinking beer' Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 5:33PMImagine if Australian women faced floggings for drinking or having casual sex, writes Virginia Haussegger.
  • The Rev. James A. Forbes Jr.: Why Charity is Not Enough Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 8:50AMFiled under: News , Interviews , Politics , President Obama , Race and Civil Rights , Health Care Debate America's generosity is one of this country's many calling cards. We've seen it time and again after a major catastrophe in our own country or somewhere else around the globe. Appeals for money go out and the cash begins pouring in. It happened with the Indian Ocean tsunami , Hurricane ...
  • President Obama Re-establishes President's Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities ... Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 8:02AMWASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama signed a new Executive Order re-establishing the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities and the President’s Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities. A copy of the Executive Order is attached.  The Board of Advisors, created in 1981 by Executive Order, is tasked with advising the President and the ...
  • PAT RICE: Sex, Sorenstam and the All Sports Association Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 3:08AMAnnika Sorenstam helped the All Sports Association break one glass ceiling last week when she became the first female featured speaker at the group’s annual banquet. Perhaps Sorenstam’s speaking role will help persuade the Fort Walton Beach-based...
  • Part of a whole Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 3:43PMVisits back to the ancestral village enable the writer to find her roots and connect past and present.
  • Trevor Phillips attacks grip of middle class Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 3:41PMThe government’s equality watchdog has called for a social “revolution” to help loosen the hold of the middle classes on parliament and public services.
  • New travel grant good for research diversity Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 9:49AMIf you've never heard of the university's Institute on Women and Gender, chances are you're not alone. With the odd event here and there throughout the academic year, the program goes largely unnoticed on campus. Officials with the institute and the women's studies department said that the purpose of a new grant, worth $400 in travel costs, is to increase the number of opportunities that ...
  • FWB City Council faces turnover: Officials must replace three councilmen Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 3:23AMFORT WALTON BEACH — There is no City Council election in 2010, but the board’s makeup will change three times in the next year. The first seat to become available belonged to Councilman Virgil Miller, who died last Saturday after an extended bout...
  • Ordinance aims to broaden representation on boards, commissions Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 7:43PMThe Louisville Metro Council on Thursday unanimously approved an ordinance that requires the mayor to "strive" to represent all areas of Jefferson County when appointing citizens to boards and commissions.
  • NCAA Forum Focuses on Data Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 6:58PMEarlier this year, select members of the faculty flew down to Atlanta, Georgia to act as delegates at the annual NCAA Convention. Every year, college presidents, athletic directors and professors gather to discuss athletic policies for the coming year.
  • Board obligated to follow Education Act, Human Rights Code Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 3:46PMAt the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board, we are proud that we are creating schools that are safe, respectful places for students, staff, parents and our community. We believe all individuals have the right to learn and achieve in an environment where they can feel respected, valued and safe.
  • AutoZone, Cracker Barrel Named Worst Companies for LGBT Workers Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 3:36PMEarlier this month, the Human Rights Campaign released its annual Corporate Equality Index , ranking hundreds of America's largest companies based on treatment of LGBT employees. Memphis-based AutoZone and Tennessee-based Cracker Barrel both scored in the bottom 10. AutoZone placed ninth-worst for not prohibiting discrimination based on gender identity or expression and for not providing same ...
  • Diversity is what brings us together Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 3:35PMA false dichotomy is often constructed when approaching the issue of human diversity. On one hand, some people emphasize the ways in which people are different rather than how we are similar. On the other, there are those who wish to see past difference and recognize that all people are basically the same.
  • Cyrus Mehri's Race Battle on Madison Avenue Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 2:44PMThe plantiffs' attorney won racial discrimination settlements from Coke and Texaco. Now he has the ad industry in his sights
  • NAACP looks for ways to ‘Bridge the Gap’ Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 12:59PMParis native and Dallas attorney Jason Mathis offered insight into the meaning of “Bridging the Gap,” the theme of the 10th annual NAACP Heritage Celebration Banquet Saturday night.
  • Ridgedale Middle Schoolers take part in diversity contest Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 12:06PMFLORHAM PARK - Sixth-grade students from 26 Morris County public, private and parochial schools, including the Ridgedale Middle School on Ridgedale Avenue, are participating in the 2010 diversity contest, “What Prejudice Means to Me,” sponsored by the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), West Morris Section.
  • Report of Cameroon Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 11:58AMThe combined fifteenth to eighteenth periodic reports of Cameroon (CERD/C/CMR/15-18), which covers the period from August 1997 to September 2008, says the legal framework for promoting and protecting human rights in Cameroon is clearly set out in the 1972 Constitution, revised by the law of 18 January 1996, which incorporated in substance both the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights and ...
  • NAACP Unanimously Elects Youngest Chair Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 10:28AMNEW YORK (NNPA) - Hours before the NAACP officially announced that Roslyn M. Brock was the new chair of the National Board of Directors, she sat down with reporter Herb Boyd in her suite at the Hilton Hotel in midtown Manhattan recently for an exclusive interview.
  • Monday February 22 2010 Sunday, February 21, 2010 @ 11:56AMFEB 21 – With the ever-increasing profile of racially divisive rhetoric spun to purportedly protect the interest of Malays, shouldn’t the alternative point of view be made equally forcefully, by way of an effective and organised Malay counter-movement?
  • On Faith: Baha’i faith could be the world’s next message Sunday, February 21, 2010 @ 8:58AMI have been asked by readers who follow this column to explain the Baha’i faith. More specifically, some have wondered why the world needs a new religion when those of the past are at the center of many global troubles.