Viewing: Race & Gender
October 6, 2015
Indiana Senate Democrats Unveil Civil Rights Strategy
The Senate Democrats' proposal essentially adds four words to the list of people protected by the state civil rights law: "sexual orientation and gender identity."
Read MoreOctober 6, 2015
Purdue Researcher Gets $1.4M To Study Women In Engineering
Purdue University associate professor Monica Cox in the School of Engineering Education says her funding from the National Science Foundation will help the three-phase study look at topics including how women overcome the barriers many traditionally face in engineering.
Read MoreSeptember 9, 2015
Diocese Appeals $403K Award To Former Fort Wayne Teacher
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend has appealed a more than $400,000 judgment that it was ordered to pay a former language arts teacher who underwent in vitro fertilization treatments.
Read MoreJuly 28, 2015
Elkhart Mayor Asks City Council To Withdraw LGBT Ordinance
Mayor Dick Moore sent a letter Monday to council members saying he's asked city staff instead to pursue an overhaul of the northern Indiana city's human relations ordinance.
Read MoreJuly 17, 2015
Sexual Orientation Added To Terre Haute Anti-Discrimination Law
Council members voted 7-0 Thursday to extend protections that prohibit discrimination in employment, housing, public accommodations and other areas.
Read MoreJuly 10, 2015
Marking Historic Moment, South Carolina Removes Confederate Flag
The battle flag was brought down from a 30-foot pole on Friday. The historic flag will be moved to the South Carolina Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum.
Read MoreJuly 8, 2015
Federal Court Rules Against Redskins In Legal Battle With Native Americans
The decision takes the team one step closer to losing its trademark protection over the name, which the judge agreed "may disparage" Native Americans.
Read MoreJune 26, 2015
Supreme Court Declares Same-Sex Marriage Legal In All 50 States
In a 5-4 ruling, the Supreme Court justices say U.S. states cannot keep same-sex couples from marrying and must recognize their unions.
Read MoreJune 22, 2015
'We Are Not Cured': Obama Discusses Racism In America With Marc Maron
In the wake of last week's killing of nine black church members in Charleston, President Obama talks about the status of race relations in a conversation on the WTF with Marc Maron podcast.
Read MoreJune 22, 2015
Secret World War II Chemical Experiments Tested Troops By Race
While the Pentagon acknowledged years ago that it used American servicemen in World War II mustard gas experiments, NPR found new details about tests that grouped subjects by the color of their skin.
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