Born to a South Korean mother and a Black American soldier, she rose to a pioneering stardom in a country that has long discriminated against biracial children.
Category: Discrimination
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Missing the Gay Best Friend
In film and on TV, he was a sign of cultural progress. Then he was a tired stereotype. Then he disappeared. So why do we want him back?
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Developers Got Backing for Affordable Housing. Then the Neighborhood Found Out.
The push from an affluent community in South Carolina to kill a plan for 60 subsidized apartments brought into public view how hard it is give low-income families access to opportunity-rich neighborhoods.
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U.S. Proposes New Rules to Ease Flying for Travelers in Wheelchairs
The Transportation Department said the proposed regulations would make it easier to hold airlines accountable for mishandling passengers’ wheelchairs.
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Frieze Los Angeles Opens Amid Attention to Asian Artists
Spurred by population growth and new patron support, artists from China, Japan, South Korea and the Philippines are getting more recognition from museums and the market.
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Home Depot Is Ordered to Reinstate Worker Who Quit Over ‘BLM’ Logo
The National Labor Relations Board said that Home Depot violated federal law in 2021 when it told a worker that they must quit or stop showing support for the Black Lives Matter movement on their apron.
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How Flight Attendants Fought Back Against Sexism in the Airline Industry
Decades ago, “stewardesses” earned less than men, couldn’t get married or gain weight, and had to retire at 32. A key figure in a landmark lawsuit looks back at a not-so-golden era.
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Questions Arise Over Sephora’s Handling of Girls in Blackface
The company said it asked the shoppers to leave. Two witnesses said that is not quite what happened.
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Cecilia Gentili, Trans Activist, Performer and Author, Dies at 52
Once an undocumented sex worker and addict, she was a powerful advocate for marginalized people, and an irresistible story teller.
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Some Fall Out of Vogue. She Jumped.
Gabriella Karefa-Johnson on surviving Ye, quitting Condé Nast and speaking her mind.
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In a New Cannabis Landscape, a Navy Veteran Battles for Racial Equity
Wanda James is on a mission to empower entrepreneurs from communities harmed by racial disparities in marijuana arrests.
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China Told Women to Have Babies, but Its Population Shrank Again
Faced with falling births, China’s Communist Party is ignoring the citizens it needs most to help stabilize a shrinking population and maintain economic growth.