Sports With only three months before the start of the 2019 Women's World Cup, all 28 players of the reigning champ U.S. Women's National Soccer Team filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation, alleging violations of federal equal pay and civil rights laws. The complaint, filed Friday morning in a California federal court, argues that even though the women's team and the U.S. Men's National Soccer Team perform the same exact job for the same employer -- U.S. Soccer -- "female players have been consistently paid less money than their male counterparts." "This is true even though [the women's team] performance has been superior to that of the male players – with the female players, in contrast to male players, becoming world champions," notes the lawsuit. In fact, the U.S. women's team is the most successful female soccer team in World Cup play, having won a total of three championships. By contrast, the men's team has never placed better than third at the World … [Read more...] about All 28 Players On U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Sue U.S. Soccer For Allegedly Violating Equal Pay, Civil Rights Laws
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Disabled actors say they’re the ‘last civil rights movement’ in Hollywood
Travis M. Andrews, The Washington Post Published 9:16 am PST, Friday, January 25, 2019 In "The Upside," Bryan Cranston stars as a wealthy but depressed quadriplegic who hires a convict-turned-caregiver (Kevin Hart). Advocates for the disabled say Cranston's role should have been played by a disabled actor. less In "The Upside," Bryan Cranston stars as a wealthy but depressed quadriplegic who hires a convict-turned-caregiver (Kevin Hart). Advocates for the disabled say Cranston's role should have been played by a ... more Photo: David Lee. STX Films Photo: David Lee. STX Films Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 In "The Upside," Bryan Cranston stars as a wealthy but depressed quadriplegic who hires a convict-turned-caregiver (Kevin Hart). Advocates for the disabled say … [Read more...] about Disabled actors say they’re the ‘last civil rights movement’ in Hollywood
Women’s rights throughout U.S. history
At the tail end of the 18th century, the United States' Founding Fathers crafted and ratified the first iteration of the U.S. Constitution, which outlined the new nation's core principle of American citizens working together to run the government. But it took a series of campaigns over the span of two centuries for those rights to be equally extended to all Americans. Here's a look back at the history of the women's liberation movement, which started at a modest meeting for voting rights and has since trekked toward equality in all areas of society.Story Continued Below Seneca Falls Convention The Seneca Falls Convention is recognized as the first significant gathering for women’s rights in the United States.The New York-based convention — held July 19 and July 20, 1848 — planted the seeds of voting ambition that came to fruition after decades of labor from prominent suffragists and abolitionists such as Susan B. Anthony, Ida H. Harper, Sojourner Truth, Elizabeth Cady … [Read more...] about Women’s rights throughout U.S. history
Civil Rights leader Tommie Smith to speak at Cal State Dominguez Hills
By Nick Green | [email protected] | Daily BreezePUBLISHED: October 26, 2018 at 6:27 pm | UPDATED: October 26, 2018 at 6:31 pm Olympic gold medalist Tommie Smith, whose controversial raised black-glove salute on the medal podium at the 1968 Mexico Olympics proved a pivotal moment in the Civil Rights movement and is seen as just as relevant today given the similar reaction to Colin Kaepernick’s protest during the national anthem at NFL games, will speak Nov. 7 at Cal State Dominguez Hills in Carson. The lecture, titled “Silent Gesture: Athletics and Courageous Conscience” is being held on the 50th anniversary of the protest by Smith and silver medalist John Carlos. Smith will speak about the decision to use his victory as a platform for addressing inequality and injustice, and how that affected his life and the course of the Civil Rights movement. He is the inaugural speaker of the university’s Presidential Distinguished Lecture Series, established by new President … [Read more...] about Civil Rights leader Tommie Smith to speak at Cal State Dominguez Hills
Deroy Murdock: On race and the right, WaPo gets it wrong
By DEROY MURDOCK August 23. 2018 7:22PM Just in time for the final campaign sprint from Labor Day to Election Day, the Washington Post recently published a veritable how-to guide to smear the GOP as the party of bigotry. Blending distortions of current events and dishonesty about U.S. history, this article recycled enough old chestnuts on alleged Republican racism to stuff a Thanksgiving turkey.Ashley Parker, Sung Min Kim and Robert Costa penned an article titled “‘I’m not going there’: As Trump hurls racial invective, most Republicans stay silent.” Starting with contemporary controversies, the Post claimed that President Donald J. Trump has “immersed the nation in a new wave of fraught battles over race.” But these disputes involve ethnicity, only if one shoves them through the overdeployed prism of race.The Post claimed that Trump rode “to electoral victory by focusing almost exclusively on disaffected white voters.” In fact, … [Read more...] about Deroy Murdock: On race and the right, WaPo gets it wrong