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Racism is a prevailing issue in the city of Columbus, Ohio, United States. Minority groups may face some societal, health, and legal challenges not experienced by non-minority residents. Racism was recognized as a public health crisis in Columbus and its surrounding county, Franklin County, in 2020.
1901: Miscegenation [Statute] Revision of the 1864 statute which added the word "descendants" to the list of minority groups. The revised statutes also stated that marriages would be valid, if legal, where they were contracted; but noted that Arizona residents could not evade the law by going to another state to perform the ceremony.
[165] [166] The law was opposed by groups including the Ohio Counseling Association, [167] Equality Ohio, [168] TransOhio, [169] Human Rights Campaign [169] and Ohio Senator Nickie Antonio, [168] while the Center for Christian Virtue [170] and Family Research Council [169] supported the measure. The bill received five hearings and was assigned ...
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Minority rights cover protection of existence, protection from discrimination and persecution, protection and promotion of identity, and participation in political life. For the rights of LGBT people, the Yogyakarta Principles have been approved by the United Nations Human Rights Council .
Hate crime laws in the United States are state and federal laws which are intended to protect people from hate crimes (also known as bias crimes). While state laws vary, current statutes permit federal prosecution of hate crimes committed on the basis of a person's characteristics of race, religion, ethnicity, disability, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, and/or gender identity.
The White House on Monday joined city, state and Jewish community leaders in Ohio condemning a small group who marched through Columbus on Saturday chanting racial slurs and white nationalist ...
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