Tag: Race and Ethnicity

What's behind the widening gender wage gap in the US?

NEW YORK -- Just how much of a setback was the COVID-19 pandemic for U.S. working women? Although women who lost or left...

Appeals court revives lawsuit in fight between 2 tribes over Alabama casino

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- A federal appeals court on Friday revived a lawsuit filed by one Native American tribe over another’s construction of a...

AP PHOTOS: Tata is a household name for hundreds of millions across India

NEW DELHI, India -- Firdosa Jan, a Kashmiri housewife, is making tea in her home kitchen. The packet she gets the leaves from...

US court to review civil rights lawsuit alleging environmental racism in a Louisiana parish

NEW ORLEANS -- A federal appellate court is set to hear oral arguments Monday in a civil rights lawsuit alleging a south Louisiana...

More Black and Latina women are leading unions – and transforming how they work

Women make up roughly half of U.S. labor union membership, but representation in top level union leadership positions has lagged, even in female-dominated...

In Philadelphia, Chinatown activists rally again to stop development. This time, it's a 76ers arena

PHILADELPHIA -- Vivian Chang works on a narrow Philadelphia street that would have been consumed by a Phillies stadium had Chinatown activists not...