discrimination

The Tennessee Human Rights Commission will look a lot different this fall after state lawmakers gutted the board. The move comes after complaints involving the agency’s former director, who resigned while being investigated for misconduct.

The move follows an executive order by President Biden to expand protections for LGBTQ people in health care, housing and education.

Fair housing organizations are accusing the online real estate broker Redfin of systematic racial discrimination in Louisville after an investigation…

Three protesters, including Fairness Campaign Leader Chris Hartman, were arrested Thursday morning at the Kentucky State Fair outside the Kentucky Farm…

A state senator in Kentucky says companies should be allowed to discriminate against people who smoke.Republican Sen. John Schickel of Union pre-filed his…

Gov. Bruce Rauner is ordering his administration to develop a plan for dealing with over 1,000 backlogged discrimination complaints.The Republican issued…

The Paducah Board of Commissioners introduced an ordinance this week that would overhaul the city’s Human Rights Commission. The ordinance reduces the…

New results from an NPR poll show sexism and discrimination against women is widespread and pervasive. Sexual harassment is just one of many challenges women experience in daily life.

A third of black Americans say they avoid calling the police when in need because of fear of discrimination. And nearly half say they or a family member have been treated unfairly by the courts.

NPR is launching a deep exploration of how Americans experience discrimination in daily life. One key result: The sense that their own group suffers discrimination crosses racial and identity lines.