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Lawmakers Vote To Dissolve Anti-Discrimination Office, Already Hollowed Out Amid DEI Cuts
The West Virginia House of Delegates voted Friday to pass Senate Bill 837, which would eliminate the West Virginia Office of Equal Opportunity. That office is charged with protecting residents from discrimination.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsHuman Rights Commission Holds Town Hall On Employment Discrimination, Harassment
A town hall-style meeting at Bluefield State University March 22, 2023 will focus on issues of workplace discrimination.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsHouse Approves Religious Freedom Restoration Act
A bill that looks at religious freedom was up for a final vote in the West Virginia House of Delegates Monday. House Bill 3042 is called the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) and is similar to a bill that failed in the West Virginia Legislature in 2016.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsW.Va. Bill To Bar Hair Discrimination Advances In State Senate
A committee of West Virginia lawmakers agreed Monday evening to recommend a bill to the full Senate that would prohibit discrimination based on hair type.…
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'Beyond The Sunset' Review: Wayne Winker Reveals the Rebirth Of The Melungeon Ethnic Group
The Melungeon people of east Tennessee were isolated and discriminated against throughout much of their history. They began to be “othered” in the 1800s…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsGroup Opposing Anti-Discrimination Ordinance Files Petition
An organization opposing a West Virginia city's newly reinstated human rights commission ordinance has obtained enough signatures on a petition to place…
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