‘Arab’ high school mascot criticized for ethnic stereotyping
The superintendent of a district that
Agreement Reached to Reduce Student Arrests in Florida
MIAMI—One of the nation’s largest school districts, law enforcement and the NAACP have reached a deal aimed at arresting
Gay rights bill clears key hurdle in Senate
A bill that would ban workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation clears a key vote in the Senate, but the GOP-led House seems likely to balk.
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In Bullying Case, Questions on N.F.L. Culture
Jonathan Martin and Richie Incognito spent most of the season side by side, a pair of 300-pound men made rich from football, crouched inches apart on the offensive line of the Miami Dolphins. When the defense took the field, they sat on the bench in order
Our Lady of the Lake U. Official Resigns After Racial Remarks
Our Lady of the Lake University’s interim executive vice president
Seattle suburb to vote on $15 minimum wage for airport, hotel workers
Reflecting the battle over ‘living wages,’ a ballot measure in the Seattle suburb of SeaTac would raise the minimum pay for certain workers to $15 an hour and guarantee them sick leave.
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San Diego football coaches, teacher suspended for wearing blackface
SAN DIEGO — Two high school football coaches and a teacher are each being suspended for two days without pay after posting pictures on Facebook showing themselves wearing blackface and costumes meant to mimic the famed Jamaican bobsled team, school officials announced Friday.
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Lesbian couple crowned homecoming queens at Calabasas High
A lesbian couple “was just
How Much Diversity? Who Decides?
The Obama administration has weighed in on a key legal question in the wake of the Supreme Court’s ruling in June that courts could not approve the
U. of Florida President Condemns Fraternity for Racial and Sexual Taunts
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