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- Pop CulturePaulina Cachero
Teen fired from Christian camp counselor job for being gay: ‘I’m heartbroken’
While Jace Taylor’s immediate family welcomed the gay teen with open arms, it was his “second family” that betrayed him, he says.
LifestyleElise SoléVintage clothing store owner calls police on black man who objected to rebel flag vest
"As a black person, I am offended," said Nathaniel Dennis, who confronted a Chicago store owner about a vest with a rebel flag print.
- Pop CultureKristine Solomon
Subway manager fired for denying job to black teen: 'I don't want those people in our store'
The manager of a Subway was fired after text messages revealed that he refused to hire a a job applicant because she was black.
- Pop CulturePaulina Cachero
Mom says daughter was barred from walking at high school graduation over shoe choice
"They've taken away a moment from my daughter that can never be replaced. This was her shining moment” says Amanda Dixon.
LifestyleKerry JustichSmoothie King closes 2 stores after employees leave racist comments on customers' receipts
Employees at two Smoothie King locations in North Carolina were involved in racist incidents that got them fired, and their stores closed.
WellnessHope SchreiberOlympic runner calls out sponsor ASICS for reducing her contract after she had her baby
Olympic runner Alysia Montaño recently wrote an op-ed calling out Nike for discriminating against pregnant athletes. Thursday, she shared that ASICS reduced her contract after she gave birth as well.
Pop CulturePaulina CacheroLegally blind and deaf woman denied Uber ride due to service dog: ’It broke me down’
“I just got sick and tired of being turned away... I had to step up and demand more action,” Robbie Esper, who is legally deaf and blind, says.
- LifestyleKerry Justich
Museum apologizes after students say they were subjected to racism on field trip
The Museum of Fine Arts issued a public apology after students complained about staff's racism during a field trip, including a staffer telling the students of color: 'no watermelon.'
- Pop CultureKerry Justich
Teachers spark controversy after posing in sombreros, ponchos in yearbook photos
A high school in California is addressing 'culturally insensitive' photos of its world language faculty in its latest yearbook.
- Pop CultureKerry Justich
Taco Bell employee fired after video of Islamophobic rant goes viral
A Taco Bell employee has been fired after a video of her Islamophobic rant toward a customer went viral.
Pop CultureElise SoléBar denies Sikh customer because his turban violated dress code: 'I was surprised this happened in such a diverse community'
The volunteer EMT in New York, who was wearing headwear that's an important part of the Sikh faith, says the bar committed religious discrimination.
LifestyleKerry JustichCity employee under fire after posting racist comment about Muslim model in burkini on Facebook
“Cute picture,” the since-deleted Facebook comment read, “should be on the cover of Camels are us.
- LifestyleKristine Solomon
Black student sues district after white classmate with lower GPA named salutatorian instead of her
The student's lawsuit says she felt "humiliation" and missed out on scholarships because of the snub.
- Pop CultureElise Solé
Church votes to ban couple's same-sex wedding ceremony: 'It felt like a rejection'
"That’s not what church is about," Jesus Martell Gonzalez says of the Iowa institution's decision to not officiate his same-sex marriage.
- LifestyleKerry Justich
Mom says she was fired from her job after reporting noose at auto plant: 'It showed up from out of nowhere'
Charlene Lust shared a photo and video of what she found on social media. Soon thereafter, she says, she was fired.
- Pop CultureKerry Justich
High schoolers stage walkout after photos of classmates in blackface surface: 'We want justice'
High school students in Illinois staged a walkout on Tuesday after pictures of fellow classmates in blackface surfaced on social media over the weekend.
Pop CultureKerry JustichPhotos of swastika, racist sign inside college students' house spark outrage
Photos posted to Twitter and Snapchat by fellow University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh students show the controversial displays, which include a tapestry with a swastika and a whiteboard that reads, “No Liberals, Jews, Muslims, Queers or Hmongs.”
- Pop CulturePaulina Cachero
Fired Home Depot employee with cerebral palsy rehired after public backlash: 'Tell Home Depot to go to hell'
After 17 years of happily greeting customers at a California Home Depot, Jessica Harmon was fired for reasons related to her disability.
- LifestyleKristine Solomon
'Facebooking while black': Activists say their posts about racism are censored
Activists are speaking up about an allegedly discriminatory censorship policy by Facebook, which unduly punishes black users who talk about race.
StyleElise SoléTelevision reporter debuts natural hair to teach her daughter self-acceptance
“I can’t imagine wearing a wig again," says Florida news anchor Melanie Lawson.
LifestyleElise SoléPolice officer called LGBTQ people 'offensive' after gay 15-year-old dies by suicide
A police officer in Alabama is on temporary leave for writing on Facebook that he is “seriously offended” by LGBTQ people, after a gay teen died by suicide.
LifestyleElise SoléDays Inn employee fired for harassing guest who took yogurt from breakfast bar: 'Come on, prison boy'
Hotel guest Joshua October says he was racially profiled by the Virginia desk clerk.
LifestyleKerry Justich19-year-old with cerebral palsy says he was denied job interview because store doesn't 'hire people with disabilities'
The 19-year-old says that the manager told him that they "don't hire people with disabilities."
- LifestyleAbby Haglage
LGBT couple threatened with eviction for flying rainbow flag: 'This is who we are'
A gay couple in Wisconsin says their landlord is threatening to evict them if they don't take down their rainbow flag.
- Pop CultureKerry Justich
Teen says 'extreme hairstyle' kept him from getting hired at Six Flags
The 17-year-old was in disbelief that his hair got in the way of a summer job.
