by lindaoppenheim | Apr 22, 2018 | Opinion
Following the Starbucks incident, in which a barista called 911 because two African American men were waiting in the store, researchers Alexandra C. Feldberg and Tami Kim report their findings about discrimination in customer service in the hospitality industry. ...
by lindaoppenheim | Apr 20, 2018 | Conference
This day-long conference will bring together scholars, journalists, and activists to discuss the history, current struggle for, and future of fair housing in the United States. For more information including the complete schedule, click here.
by lindaoppenheim | Apr 4, 2018 | Broadcast, interview
“New York’s Cardozo Law School Professor Ekow Yankah compares today’s approach to heroin users to the tough-on-crime response a few decades ago to those using crack cocaine.” Click here to hear the PBS News Hour interview.
by lindaoppenheim | Mar 8, 2018 | Call to Action, Opinion
A New York Times editorial decries discriminatory mortgage lending by banks in”A defiance of laws such as the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 and the Fair Housing Act of 1968. “An alarming new study by the Center of Investigative Reporting’s...
by lindaoppenheim | Jan 9, 2018 | Broadcast, Podcast
“Looking at 2014 data, dating website OkCupid co-founder Christian Rudder wrote that user data showed most men on the site rated black women as less attractive than women of other races and ethnicities. Similarly, Asian men fell at the bottom of the preference...
