In the new book “Freedom to Discriminate,” author Gene Slater explores how during the civil rights era, realtors exacerbated segregation and fought against fair housing efforts by redefining freedom. Valley Edition Host Kathleen Schock spoke to him about this history and its connection to the City of Fresno. https://www.kvpr.org/sites/kvpr/files/styles/big_story/public/202110/freedom_to_discriminate.jpg
Read More »San Joaquin Valley Asian-American Women Speak Out About Racism And Discrimination
Members of the Asian American community have been sounding alarms over the dramatic increase in anti-Asian rhetoric and violence over the course of the pandemic. But it was another tragedy, the mass shooting in Atlanta that left eight dead, six of whom were women of Asian descent, that centered a …
Read More »Spanish Speakers Experience Discrimination At Valley Food Pantries
We’re standing in a fridge that’s the size of a two bedroom apartment at Food Link Tulare County. The ice box is stacked with produce and dairy products that will soon be in the fridges of Tulare families. Development director for the food bank, Nicole Celaya, says some families who …
Read More »Judge Issues Ruling In Favor Of Bakersfield Bakery In LGBT Discrimination Suit
A Kern County Superior Court Judge has issued a ruling in favor of a Bakersfield bakery owner in a LGBT civil rights lawsuit. Judge David Lampe sided with Cathy Miller, owner of Tastries Bakery, who refused to sell a cake to a lesbian couple. Eileen and Mireya Rodriguez-Del Rio filed …
Read More »Justice Dept. to use resources to sue universities over discrimination of whites, document says
The Trump administration is preparing to redirect resources of the Justice Department’s civil rights division toward investigating and suing universities over affirmative action admissions policies deemed to discriminate against white … Click to Continue »
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