Yellen says US experiencing widening inequality
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said Friday that the last several decades have seen the most sustained rise in income inequality in a century.
Workshop: Cross-Racial Organizing for Racial Equity
The California Association of Human Relations Organizations (CAHRO) will be hosting a series of workshops in November. We hope you will join us and be a part of our work to strengthen the infrastructure of human relations organizations in California.
Hate crimes in Los Angeles County at 24-year low, but attacks on lesbians and transgender individuals are up
The number of reported hate crimes in Los Angeles County last year dipped to its lowest level in nearly 21/2 decades, according to a report released Wednesday, though on average more than one hate crime still occurred each day.
‘Dear White People’: A New Movie About Race on Campus Is, Sadly, Spot-On
Samantha White doesn’t mince words. On her radio show at Winchester University, she gives stern advice to white students: Stop touching your black classmates’ hair. And don’t date them just to irritate your parents.
http://chronicle.com/article/Dear-White-People-A-New/149409/?cid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en
The Chronicle of Higher Education
NSF-Backed Scientists Raise Alarm Over Deepening Congressional Inquiry
Two years into the latest round of attacks by Congressional Republicans on federally sponsored research, an escalating effort by the House science committee to find fault with the National Science Foundation is taking a growing toll on researchers.
http://chronicle.com/article/NSF-Backed-Scientists-Raise/149407/?cid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Supreme Court Allows Texas Abortion Clinics to Stay Open
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed more than a dozen Texas abortion clinics to reopen, blocking a state law that had imposed strict requirements on abortion providers. Had the law been allowed to stand, it would have caused all but eight of the state’s
At the Vatican, a Shift in Tone Toward Gays and Divorce
VATICAN CITY — In a marked shift in tone likely to be discussed in parishes around the world, an assembly of Roman Catholic bishops convened by Pope Francis at the Vatican released a preliminary document on Monday calling for the church to welcome and accept gay people, unmarried couples and those who have divorced, as well as the children of these less traditional families.
Doctor goes to great lengths to keep abortion accessible
Dr. Carol Ball was two-thirds of the way through her morning commute when she heard the news.
Workshop: Creating Informed & Inclusive Multicultural Society
Creating a more informed and inclusive multicultural society: working to eliminate prejudice, intolerance and discrimination against individuals or groups in our communities
The City of Riverside Human Relations Commission takes this opportunity to invite you to the California Association of Human Relations Organizations (CAHRO) Convening. The event will be at Riverside City Hall, 3900 Main Street,
Men and violence: Sizing up how men size up one another
Daniel Fessler is out at UCLA's Drake Track Stadium to do a bit of discreet academic observation. Spying, really, with a smidgen of fibbing.