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In a recent June 15, 2020 decision, the United States Supreme Court ruled that protections of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 extend to individuals who are discriminated in the workplace based on their sexual orientation or gender identity. The conclusion is the ruling has a narrow application and lower courts will be faced with tougher questions.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 40 Issue 8, August 2020,
p34-35
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43418
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This article is discussing Christopher Ross’ statement on most events being canceled due to a Jewish holiday. Christopher states this can open the door for other groups having reasons to cancel pride events. Christopher states that in New York no matter the weathers or other activities was pride ever canceled.
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43591
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This article is discussing the history of the district of Ghent in New Bern. Ghent’s went through major development between the years of 1912-1941 but the suburb was established in 1894. The land that Ghent is comprised of was originally a plantation owned and ran by the Rhem family. In 1911 the Spencer’s sold the remainder of the land in their holding to Callaghan J. McCarthy, Mayor of New Bern at the time, and Ernest C. Armstrong, an osteopathic surgeon at the time. Through the finical support from Fritz Sitterding the group of men formed the Ghent Land Company in 1912. The company put restrictions of the land like number of house allowed on each plot, the owner of the land is responsible for the construction of sidewalks, minimum cost of the houses is $1,500-$2,000, lastly no lots can be sold to individuals of African descent.
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In this article the author is discussing how African American achievements were overlooked due to the Jim Crow laws that were in place at the time. One of the driving forces during this time was Charlotte Rhone who was born in 1842 whose parents John and Henrietta which were former slaves. Charlotte wanted to be a professional nurse but knew this would be a difficult path. Charlotte in 1898 had enrolled in the Freedman’s Hospital School of Nursing. In 1901, Charlotte received her professional credentialed graduate nurse degree. Even after becoming a certified nurse Charlotte found, it difficult to find a job because she was African American. This did not stop Charlotte because she just went into private practice. Charlotte and her achievements were seen to be founded in the values she received from her parents. Lastly, Charlotte dies on June 4th in 1965.
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