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Discrimination
What would the Biden administration's new plan do to fight racial bias in home appraisals?
Mar 24, 2022
The plan offers a number of steps to improve oversight of the home appraisal industry, and train appraisers.
The NFL's hiring practices are biased against Black coaches, a former coach's lawsuit alleges
by
Andy Uhler
Feb 14, 2022
The vast majority of the league's head coaches don't look like the vast majority of its players.
As the Super Bowl looms, the NFL is roiled by claims of racism
by
Andy Uhler
Feb 10, 2022
While 70% of players are Black., less than 6% of head coaches are.
Tracing America’s long history of racial housing discrimination
by
David Brancaccio
and Rose Conlon
Feb 7, 2022
A conversation with the director of the documentary "Owned: A Tale of Two Americas."
How mortgage algorithms perpetuate racial disparity in home lending
by
David Brancaccio
and Rose Conlon
Aug 25, 2021
A new investigation finds that people of color are more likely to have their mortgage applications rejected than comparable white applicants.
The “afterlife” of mass incarceration
Feb 1, 2021
In a new book, sociologist Reuben Jonathan Miller explores the punishments formerly imprisoned people face after their release. Read an excerpt here.
Majority of Americans believe economy is rigged
Oct 16, 2020
More than 80% of Black Americans and nearly 70% of women say the economy is rigged in favor of certain groups. Experts say they're right.
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After Supreme Court ruling on LGBTQ rights, activists continue push for legislation on discrimination
by
David Brancaccio
and Alex Schroeder
Jun 16, 2020
It is still not against the law to discriminate because of sex in places open to the public like stores or restaurants.
Michigan brewery faces boycotts after racial discrimination settlement
by
Karel Vega
Dec 9, 2019
Can Founders Brewing repair its reputation with some bars and beer drinkers around Michigan?
For many second-generation Asian-Americans, academic achievement doesn't translate to professional achievement
by
Erika Beras
Mar 21, 2019
Asian-Americans have the highest percentage of college grads of any minority group. And though they represent just 6 percent of the population, they account for 20 percent of Ivy League students. But once they enter the workforce, it’s a different story. Click the audio player above to hear the full story.