As Democrats rally in Chicago around Kamala Harris, civil rights veterans will mark the 60th anniversary of history-changing testimony at a past convention in Atlantic City, N.J. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Discrimination”
When a Violent Race Riot in Washington Square Park Roiled New York City
By Gotham Rex on December 10, 2022
Four decades ago, a bat-wielding mob raged through Washington Square Park, leaving dozens injured and one dead. The violence lasted only 10 minutes, but the repercussions persist today. Source: New York Times
Some Child Welfare Workers Say the System Is Racist
By Gotham Rex on November 28, 2022
A draft report found that caseworkers overpolice parents during investigations of possible child abuse and neglect. Source: New York Times
Here’s What to Know With the NYPD Joining the Ring Neighbors App
By Gotham Rex on November 25, 2022
The nation’s largest police force recently joined the Ring Neighbors app and can now enlist the help of the city’s residents in investigations. Critics say it could lead to racial profiling. Source: New York Times
Is N.Y.’s Child Welfare System Racist? Some of Its Own Workers Say Yes.
By Gotham Rex on November 23, 2022
New York City’s Administration for Children’s Services must protect children without overpolicing families. A report the agency commissioned says it often fails. Source: New York Times
Grace Glueck, 96, Dies; Arts Writer Fought for Equality at The Times
By Gotham Rex on October 9, 2022
She made the art world a distinct beat at the newspaper, inspiring other papers to make it an industry standard. She later helped bring a groundbreaking sex-discrimination suit against The Times. Source: New York Times
‘Redlining Is Racist’: $12 Million Settlement Ends Lending Inquiry
By Gotham Rex on September 28, 2022
Lakeland Bank in New Jersey admitted no wrongdoing, but agreed to set up a $12 million homeownership fund and open two new branches in minority neighborhoods. Source: New York Times
Supreme Court Says Yeshiva University Must Allow L.G.B.T. Group as Case Proceeds
By Gotham Rex on September 14, 2022
By a 5-to-4 vote, the court refused to block a trial judge’s ruling that required the university to recognize the group under New York City’s anti-discrimination law. Source: New York Times
Charlotte Bennett Sues Cuomo Over Sexual Harassment Accusations
By Gotham Rex on September 14, 2022
Ms. Bennett is one of multiple women who had accused former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo of sexual harassment, leading to his resignation. Source: New York Times
Before Serena, There Was Althea
By Gotham Rex on August 25, 2022
Althea Gibson was the first Black player to win Wimbledon. Soon, the block in Harlem where she grew up will bear her name. Source: New York Times
H.I.V. Infections Remain Persistently High, U.N. Reports
By Gotham Rex on July 27, 2022
More than 1.5 million people worldwide, many of them young girls, were infected amid pandemic disruptions in 2021. Source: New York Times
Man Charged With Threatening Racist Violence Against Buffalo Supermarket
By Gotham Rex on July 22, 2022
The arrest of the man, in Washington State, came a week after the reopening of a different Buffalo grocery store where a gunman killed 10 Black people in May. Source: New York Times
For a Woman in a Wheelchair, Abortion Access Was One More Challenge
By Gotham Rex on July 14, 2022
Roxanne Schiebergen, a writer and actress, has become skilled at navigating New York City since she was a student at N.Y.U. Then came an unexpected pregnancy. Source: New York Times
Sweet & Vicious Bar Owner Will Pay $500,000 for Harassing Workers
By Gotham Rex on July 13, 2022
The state attorney general says employees at the Manhattan bar were subjected to repeated slurs and sexual harassment. Source: New York Times
3 Charged With Hate Crimes After Racist Tracts Flood Small New York City
By Gotham Rex on July 13, 2022
A white supremacist leaflet was reported to the Hornell police early Sunday. Before long, similar material was found all over town. Source: New York Times