/tags/discrimination Discrimination en-US Copyright Mon, 03 Jun 2024 22:13:45 GMT /race-class-communities/2024-06-03/wake-county-schools-black-hair-vote-discrimination The Wake County School Board will vote to protect natural Black hairstyles against discrimination in the state's largest school district. Mon, 03 Jun 2024 22:13:45 GMT /race-class-communities/2024-06-03/wake-county-schools-black-hair-vote-discrimination Aaron Sánchez-Guerra /2024-05-08/federal-appeals-court-sides-with-charlotte-catholic-high-in-gay-teacher-firing-case A federal appellate court has found Charlotte Catholic High School was within its rights to fire a teacher after school leaders learned he was planning to marry his same-sex partner. That overturns the lower court’s ruling. Thu, 09 May 2024 00:43:04 GMT /2024-05-08/federal-appeals-court-sides-with-charlotte-catholic-high-in-gay-teacher-firing-case Lisa Worf /race-demographics/2024-03-15/wake-school-board-crown-act-policies-hair-discrimination The Crown Act is an effort to prevent discrimination nationwide against natural hair styles and texture like dreadlocks and afros. Fri, 15 Mar 2024 13:55:50 GMT /race-demographics/2024-03-15/wake-school-board-crown-act-policies-hair-discrimination Sharryse Piggott /race-demographics/2023-12-30/civil-rights-leader-removed-from-movie-theater-for-using-his-own-chair A civil rights leader was escorted by police out of a North Carolina movie theater after he insisted on using his own chair for medical reasons. Sat, 30 Dec 2023 14:07:56 GMT /race-demographics/2023-12-30/civil-rights-leader-removed-from-movie-theater-for-using-his-own-chair Associated Press /news/2022-09-07/clayton-resident-town-consider-non-discrimination-ordinance-wake “I've never looked at Clayton as discriminating against anybody. But I have to be mature enough to know that I've only looked at Clayton through one lens,” mayor pro tem Jason Thompson said Wed, 07 Sep 2022 14:56:11 GMT /news/2022-09-07/clayton-resident-town-consider-non-discrimination-ordinance-wake Bradley George /news/2022-07-06/garner-approves-wake-county-non-discrimination-ordinance Garner joins Raleigh, Cary, Knightdale, Apex, Morrisville and Wendell in adopting the ordinance. Wed, 06 Jul 2022 15:06:14 GMT /news/2022-07-06/garner-approves-wake-county-non-discrimination-ordinance Bradley George /news/2022-06-15/holly-springs-no-action-wake-county-non-discrimination-ordinance Council members said they support an inclusive community, but some were concerned about the ordinance's impact. Wed, 15 Jun 2022 15:57:42 GMT /news/2022-06-15/holly-springs-no-action-wake-county-non-discrimination-ordinance Bradley George /wunc-youth-reporting-institute/2021-10-27/jewish-youth-anti-semitism-charlottesville-tree-of-life-shooting-twitter-extremism-dialogue Today marks three years since the Tree of Life Synagogue shooting. ����app Youth Reporter Olivia Haynie spoke with peers to reflect on the tragedy and understand how her generation of Jewish youth are coping with the rise in antisemitism in recent years. Wed, 27 Oct 2021 11:00:00 GMT /wunc-youth-reporting-institute/2021-10-27/jewish-youth-anti-semitism-charlottesville-tree-of-life-shooting-twitter-extremism-dialogue Olivia Haynie /news/2021-07-27/charlotte-unveils-new-legal-and-employment-protections-for-lgbtq-community-5-years-after-hb2 Charlotte City Council is scheduled to discuss new legal protections for LGBTQ residents on Aug. 2. A final vote on the expanded ordinance a week later on Aug. 9. Tue, 27 Jul 2021 20:01:29 GMT /news/2021-07-27/charlotte-unveils-new-legal-and-employment-protections-for-lgbtq-community-5-years-after-hb2 Steve Harrison /law/2021-01-20/durham-oks-ban-on-hairstyle-discrimination-passes-ordinance-protecting-lgbtq-residents The Durham City Council unanimously passed an ordinance Tuesday that aims to protect workers from discrimination against hairstyles such as braids,… Wed, 20 Jan 2021 16:39:12 GMT /law/2021-01-20/durham-oks-ban-on-hairstyle-discrimination-passes-ordinance-protecting-lgbtq-residents Associated Press, Mitchell Northam, Celeste Gracia