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Same-sex marriage opponents are bigots, not 'activists'
I cannot tell you how disturbing I found the recent article describing the petition against Maryland's same-sex marriage law ("Activists exceed petition target," May 30). The suggestion that a group of people going around the state and collecting...Tags: Minority Groups, Activism, Family, Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage
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Columbia woman pursues discrimination complaint against Long & Foster
A Columbia woman who participates in the government-funded Housing Choice Voucher Program has filed a discrimination complaint against a major real estate company after she was denied the opportunity to rent a Columbia townhouse last year. Shervon...Tags: Realty, Civil Rights, Chicago Housing Authority, Real Estate, Companies and Corporations
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Mikulski plan for women's pay gets new push
A proposal to expand equal-pay protections for women, long championed by Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski, was thrust into the national political spotlight Wednesday in a Democratic effort to court female voters — a crucial demographic in this year's...
Tags: Quinnipiac University, Mitt Romney, Employment, Patty Murray, Republican Party
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One man's mob is another's crowd: Colliding realities of downtown Baltimore
Whether they live in Baltimore or its suburbs, whether they're here every day, once in a blue moon or never at all, everyone has an opinion, everyone has prejudices, everyone constructs their own reality about the city. For some, it's a dangerous urban...
Tags: Racism, Radio, Inner Harbor
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Letter: Sometimes, government must step in to ensure freedoms
If you look back throughout the history of this country, you will see voters oppress the rights of women and interracial couples, just as North Carolina did for homosexuals on May 8. Hence, this is why throughout history the government eventually had to...Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Racism, Same-Sex Marriage
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Employment discrimination lawsuit filed against city prosecutor's office
A 61-year-old white woman, who says she was wrongfully fired from the Baltimore prosecutors’ office after 25 years on the job, has filed an employment discrimination lawsuit alleging age, race and gender discrimination in the 2010 termination....Tags: Prosecution, Lawyers, Judges, Employment, Trials
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Risselle 'Rikki' Fleisher
Risselle "Rikki" Fleisher, a former general counsel to the Maryland Commission on Human Relations who was a legal advocate in civil rights cases, died Tuesday of breast cancer at Stella Maris Hospice. The Bethany Beach, Del., resident was 77.
"She wanted...Tags: Breast Cancer, Johns Hopkins University, University of Pennsylvania, University of Maryland, College Park, Civil Rights
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Former teacher sues Anne Arundel school system, claims age discrimination
A former Anne Arundel County teacher has filed an age-discrimination lawsuit against the school system, contending that she was systematically bypassed for promotion in favor of younger applicants and faced retribution when she complained. Christine...Tags: Civil Laws, Martin O'Malley, Trials, Glen Burnie, Teachers
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Gender-based wage gaps persist in state and nation
Women make considerably less money than men in Maryland: 83 cents to the dollar, according to a study released last week.
Windsor Mill resident Alison Assanah-Carroll was not surprised by the finding from the National Partnership for Women & Families,...Tags: Linthicum, Feminism, Wage Contract Issues, United States Census Bureau, Companies and Corporations
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Anne Arundel county executive sued on sex discrimination claim
A former Anne Arundel County employee filed a $2.5 million lawsuit Friday against embattled County Executive John R. Leopold, alleging that he discriminated against female employees, pressured workers to make campaign donations and retaliated against...Tags: Civil Rights, Maryland State Police, Lawyers, Annapolis, Local Elections
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Md. legislation targets employer bias against unemployed
Many long-term unemployed have discovered an ugly truth: You need a job to get one. Jobless workers across the country have recounted tales of being written off by a prospective employer if they have been out of work for six months or more. And some...Tags: Hunt Valley, Maryland Chamber of Commerce, Business, Online Advertising, Employment
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Investigation highlights Balto. Co. minority hiring struggle
When Baltimore County Police Capt. Andre Davis took command, late in 2010, of recruiting and hiring, he could see that efforts to bring in African-Americans had slipped. Background checks were not being completed on many applicants, and no effort was...Tags: Civil Rights, University of Maryland, College Park, Feminism, University of Baltimore, United States Census Bureau
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