Viewing: Race & Gender
April 29, 2014
Reactions To NBA's Ban Of Clippers Owner Donald Sterling
Current and former NBA players are praising the league's decision to punish LA Clippers owner Donald Sterling with a lifetime ban over racist remarks he made in an audio recording.
Read MoreApril 29, 2014
The NAACP's Less-Than-Sterling Intentions
LA Clippers' owner Donald Sterling had a track record of discriminatory behavior. Though the NAACP rescinded a planned award for him after his racist rant, why was it honoring him to begin with?
Read MoreApril 29, 2014
NBA Hits Clippers Owner Sterling With Lifetime Ban, $2.5 Million Fine
Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling is being punished for making racist remarks in an audio recording that was made public Friday. His fine is the maximum allowed under the NBA's charter.
Read MoreApril 10, 2014
How Rwanda's Only Ice Cream Shop Challenges Cultural Taboos
Rwanda is a hot country and people love dairy products. But the culture discourages public displays of need, including hunger. The women running the lone ice cream shop are trying to change that.
Read MoreApril 10, 2014
Judge Says Indiana Must Recognize Lesbian Couple's Marriage
U.S. District Court Judge Richard L. Young granted the couple's request for a temporary restraining order Thursday to keep the state from enforcing its ban on gay marriages against the couple.
Read MoreApril 8, 2014
Why Women Don't Ask For More Money
A study shows that women can be great negotiators, just not when they're asking for themselves. When women negotiate pay on behalf of a friend, they bargain just as hard as the guys.
Read MoreApril 8, 2014
Coming Out In Basketball: How Brittney Griner Found 'A Place Of Peace'
At 23, Griner is one of the best female basketball players in the world - and now she's also an author. In a new memoir, she discusses being bullied as a kid and coming out as a lesbian in college.
Read MoreApril 1, 2014
Girls Are Taught To 'Think Pink,' But That Wasn't Always So
After World War II ended, Rosie the Riveter traded in her factory blues for June Cleaver's pink apron. A new exhibit traces pink back to the beginning - when plenty of boys wore it, too.
Read MoreMarch 13, 2014
Why For-Profit Prisons House More Inmates Of Color
A recent study found that the populations of for-profit prisons tend to be younger, which correlates with a skew toward more black and Latino inmates than in publicly-run prisons.
Read MoreMarch 7, 2014
Seeking Solutions For Sexual Aggression Against Women In Bars
The study finding that men who prey on women in bars don't have to be drunk to behave badly really hit a nerve. So did the notion that if women drink, they're more likely to be targeted.
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