America has been divided far too long. The way forward is together
Howard University, where Vice President Kamala Harris attended college and where she will be on election night, is named after a white evangelical Christian who…
‘Pure veg fleet’: How Indian food app Zomato sparked a caste, purity debate | Workers’ Rights News
Rajesh Jatavad*, a delivery rider for Zomato, a food delivery app in southern India, is worried about his full name being displayed for customers on…
Ahead of election, tension brews in Kashmir over tribal caste quotas | Indigenous Rights
Tral, Indian-administered Kashmir – Like many people from his nomadic tribal community, Bashir Ahmed Gujjar, a 70-year-old shepherd, never went to school. Poor and often…
Newsom vetoes a ban on caste discrimination
In his veto message, Newsom said the bill is unnecessary because caste discrimination is already prohibited under existing civil rights protections that “shall be liberally…
California Gov. Newsom vetoes ban on caste discrimination
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Saturday vetoed a bill highly watched by the South Asian community that would have banned discrimination on the basis of…
How a landmark caste census in India threatens Modi’s grip on power | Features
In a landmark move, the eastern Indian state of Bihar has announced the findings of the first-ever caste census since the country’s independence in 1947.…
An effort to ban caste discrimination in California has touched a nerve
If the bill passes as expected and Gov. Gavin Newsom signs it into law, California would become the first state to explicitly outlaw caste-based discrimination,…
New bill aims to outlaw caste discrimination in California
California may become the first state in the nation to outlaw caste-based bias, a safeguard people of South Asian descent say is necessary to protect…
Seattle becomes first US city to ban caste discrimination | Religion News
Seattle has become the first city in the United States to explicitly ban discrimination based on caste. The city council in the capital of Washington…
Dalits are winning against caste discrimination in the US, too | Civil Rights
[Update: The Seattle City Council on February 21, 2023, passed the first local legislation in the United States adding caste to anti-discrimination laws.] On Tuesday,…