The tennis champion’s activism won equal pay for women at the 1973 U.S. Open. Now 79, she is still leading the fight for equity — in sports and beyond.
Category: Discrimination
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André Watts, Pioneering Piano Virtuoso, Dies at 77
One of the first Black superstars in classical music, he awed audiences with his charisma and his technical powers.
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Love Letter: A Second Skin to Escape Racism
Tired of encountering overt racism while dating, a Korean American man finds liberation in latex.
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What’s Lost When Censors Tamper With Classic Films
A new edit of ‘The French Connection’ removes a racial slur. But nit-picking old artworks for breaking today’s rules inevitably makes it harder to see the complete picture.
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Fox News to Pay $12 Million to Settle Ex-Producer Abby Grossberg’s Suit
The settlement with a former producer, Abby Grossberg, is the latest development in a series of legal battles involving Fox.
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Corporate Diversity Policies Face Threats After Supreme Court Ruling
Many businesses have adopted policies to diversify hiring. The Supreme Court’s ruling ending affirmative action in higher education likely endangers those efforts.
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What Opera Singers Gained, and Lost, Performing While Pregnant
Women in the industry are speaking out about what they feel are cancellations motivated by their appearance rather than sound, even as there is a belief that pregnancy and childbirth have positive effects on the voice.
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Women’s World Cup: FIFA May Allow Rainbow Armbands
Captains could be offered choices reflecting anti-discrimination efforts and at least one design that was banned at the men’s World Cup in Qatar.
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Chinese Workers Confront the Curse of 35
It’s widely discussed in China: Employers don’t want you after 35. Some job listings say it plainly, leaving a generation of prime-age workers feeling defeated.
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Sasha Colby, ‘Drag Race’ Winner, Shares Her Travel Tips
This season’s winner, now serving frequent-flier realness on her victory lap, shares tips for packing (Ziploc bags) and navigating the T.S.A. while transgender.
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Elton John Warns of ‘Growing Swell of Anger and Homophobia’ in U.S.
“We seem to be going backwards,” the pop superstar warned as he lamented the curtailing of L.G.B.T.Q. rights in the United States, particularly in Florida.