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London Company Pays Mixed-Race Worker Over £12K After Manager Says She Looks Like ‘An Alien From Avatar’

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London Company Pays Mixed-Race Worker Over £12K After Manager Says She Looks Like ‘An Alien From Avatar’

A London company was ordered to pay more than £12,000 in damages after a manager told an employee she looked like “an alien from the Avatar movie” because of the braids in her hair. Jasmine Fubara, a mixed-race recruitment consultant, was stunned when a manager compared her appearance to a blue, CGI-generated “Avatar” character during … Read more

Resumes With ‘Black’ Names Like ‘Lakisha’ or ‘Jamal’ Less Likely To Get Callback, Research

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Resumes With ‘Black’ Names Like ‘Lakisha’ or ‘Jamal’ Less Likely To Get Callback, Research

In 2021, economists from the University of California Berkeley and the University of Chicago conducted a study that found that job applicants with traditionally Black-sounding names were called back for an interview 10 per cent less than their white counterparts. The study developed from research conducted by professors at the University of Chicago two decades … Read more