by Camille Respess | Feb 20, 2019 | Civil Rights, Local News, Uncategorized
In 2016, there were 28,181 reported housing discrimination claims in the U.S. Of these, 91.5 percent occurred during rental transactions, according to the National Fair Housing Alliance. What’s more, of these 28,181 cases of housing discrimination, 55 percent involved... by Camille Respess | Nov 30, 2018 | Civil Rights, Local News, Uncategorized
In recent years, the popularity of rental service Airbnb has certainly grown. The service allows hosts to post their properties (houses, condos, apartment, even rooms) for guests to rent. Airbnb mainstreams the rental of properties. But it hasn’t existed without... by Camille Respess | Oct 30, 2018 | Civil Rights, Local News
Places of public accommodation are barred from discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, or disability. It’s actually prohibited by both Missouri and federal law. Yet and still, racial profiling keeps happening in St. Louis.... by Camille Respess | Oct 1, 2018 | Civil Rights, Local News
In September 2017, Alex Garcia, a 36-year-old Honduran immigrant, entered sanctuary from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). He’s lived in the U.S. for 13 years and fled Honduras because of the violence and danger he feared in his home country. Honduras... by Camille Respess | Sep 18, 2018 | Civil Rights, Disability Law
Students at Missouri’s public schools will now receive dyslexia screening at earlier ages. According to an August 29 article from St. Louis Public Radio, kindergarten through third graders will now receive brief dyslexia screening. The screenings will occur every... by Camille Respess | Sep 14, 2018 | Civil Rights, Local News
Since 1998, Missouri lawmakers have tried, without success, to get members of the LGBTQ community legal protection. Though rights for LGBTQ individuals have increased in recent years, gay or transgendered people, or even those perceived as gay or transgender, are not...