Tag: Workplace discrimination
Twin MDs battle entrenched racism in the medical world
The inseparable sisters always stood out — identical twins from Twinsburg Ohio, whip-smart students from the side of town with unpaved streets and no...
Justices consider hearing a case on ‘most offensive word’
<p>WASHINGTON — Robert Collier says that during the seven years he worked as an operating room aide at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas, white...
Appeals court overturns conviction in racial slur case
RICHMOND, Va. — The conviction of a retired U.S. Air Force officer who used a racial slur while speaking to a Black store clerk...
Appeals court overturns conviction in racial slur case
<p>RICHMOND, Va. — The conviction of a retired U.S. Air Force officer who used a racial slur while speaking to a Black store clerk...
Police: Dunkin’ customer, 77, fatally punched by employee
TAMPA, Fla. — Police said a Dunkin’ store employee fatally punched a 77-year-old customer in Florida after the employee said the man repeatedly used...
Internal emails reveal WHO knew of sex abuse claims in Congo
BENI, Congo — When Shekinah was working as a nurse’s aide in northeastern Congo in January 2019, she said, a World Health Organization doctor...
Police: Dunkin’ customer, 77, fatally punched by employee
<p>TAMPA, Fla. — Police said a Dunkin’ store employee fatally punched a 77-year-old customer in Florida after the employee said the man repeatedly used...
Police: Man accused of assaulting worker, using Asian slurs
ARLINGTON, Va. — Authorities in a Virginia suburb of the nation's capital say they are seeking to arrest a man who reportedly left a...
Police: Man accused of assaulting worker, using Asian slurs
<p>ARLINGTON, Va. — Authorities in a Virginia suburb of the nation's capital say they are seeking to arrest a man who reportedly left a...
Asian American health workers fight virus and racist attacks
NEW YORK — Medical student Natty Jumreornvong has a vaccine and protective gear to shield her from the coronavirus. But she couldn't avoid exposure...