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  2. Racism in sport - Wikipedia

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    The Amateur Athletic Union led newspaper editors and anti-Nazi groups to protest against American participation, contesting that racial discrimination was a violation of Olympic rules and creed and that participation in the Games was tantamount to support for the Third Reich. Most African-American newspapers supported participation in the Olympics.

  3. Race and sports - Wikipedia

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    The baseball color line, which included separate Negro league baseball, was one example of racial segregation in the United States. In the United States, a study found that a form of racial discrimination exists in NBA basketball, as white players received higher salaries than do blacks related to actual performance.

  4. Racism in Hispanic and Latino American communities

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    The legal scholar Tanya Katerí Hernández has written that anti-Black racism has a lengthy and often violent history within the Hispanic/Latino community. [3] According to Hernández, anti-Black racism is not an individual problem but rather a "systemic problem within Latinidad" and that myths exist within the community that "mestizaje" exempts Hispanics/Latinos from racism.

  5. 'Jeopardy', 'Wheel of Fortune' under fire: Game shows hit ...

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    For example, in 1999 in the "Black History" category, the clue was: "The black population of these U.S. areas, the destination of 'white flight,' doubled in the '70s and '80s." The answer was "the ...

  6. US judge says Southwest must face bias claims over free ...

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    A U.S. judge on Friday said Southwest Airlines must face a lawsuit by a prominent affirmative action opponent claiming a now-defunct program that awarded free flights to Hispanic college students ...

  7. Federal judge throws out hiring discrimination lawsuit ... - AOL

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    The judge tossed the suit after the university argued a new state law that will go into effect in January, Senate Bill 17, already prohibits preferential treatment in hiring at public universities.

  8. Athlete activism in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Sexual harassment, assault, discrimination, and judgment based on sex have impacted women and sports played by them for hundreds of years. In sports, women have faced challenges when attempting to be seen as equal to their male counterparts because of a stereotype in the sports industry that says that women are unable to be as physically strong ...

  9. A new study suggests MLB umpires discriminate against non-white players, according to Hank Snowdon, a student at Claremont McKenna.. The study used balls and strikes data from the past 13 seasons ...