Discrimination

The evils of racism are expressed in the words we speak and the mores we establish. And both emerge from the illusion of superiority.   Jackie Robinson, as a black American in the 1940s and 1950s, was thrown into the fire of both when he entered major...

The Kentucky Commission on Human Rights board of commissioners met Thursday in Danville to rule on discrimination complaints on behalf of the people of the state. The board routinely meets at its headquarters in Louisville. As budget allows, the...

As a student at Winchester’s Oliver High School in the 1950s, John Prewitt remembers reading about far away places in his geography textbook. While he was fascinated by what he read, Prewitt didn’t think there would ever be a way for him to...

Just weeks after a Jessamine County jury ruled in favor of Asbury University, former AU professor John Charalambakis filed a motion for a new trial, according to court documents dated Dec. 9. A jury trial was held Nov. 14-18, and according to court...

A church-state dispute about employment discrimination argued before the U.S. Supreme Court this week doesn’t have the headline appeal of culture-war battles over “prayer in school” or crèches in courthouse lobbies. But pay close...

A man accused of being an accomplice in a Dec. 4, 2010, robbery of the BP station located near Rolling Hills Lane was among the people on a list of indictments handed down Thursday by the Clark County grand jury. Steven V. Goff, 45, was one of two...

BEREA — Union Church, Berea College’s historic, nondenominational church that was founded by 19th century abolitionist John G. Fee, was the setting Thursday night for the launch of a contemporary civil rights campaign. Faith leaders, students,...

More paperwork has been filed in Jessamine County Circuit Court in a lawsuit file involving the city attorney, mayor and a resident of Wilmore. In January, Hal Snowden Jr. of Wilmore filed a complaint against Wilmore City Attorney Robert Gullette and...

On May 19, President Obama gave a commencement address at Morehouse College, a predominantly black men's college in Atlanta. His words and message were forceful, timely and uniquely befitting the first African American president. The president said what...

The lawyer picked Thursday to succeed Patrick Fitzgerald as Chicago's U.S. attorney is a former federal prosecutor best known for taking on corrupt politicians and powerful institutions such as the University of Notre Dame. Zachary Fardon would take...

When someone complains to the Anne Arundel County Human Relations Commission about housing or employment discrimination, commissioners are powerless to do much about it. That's the impression the commissioners themselves have, and they say it affects...

Jason Collins' coming out received large media fanfare. Brittney Griner's was met with something close to a yawn. The debate over what caused the difference has been pretty public, with some pointing to sexism, others to the way heterosexual men react...