September 2010
September 27th, 2010
Written by Janice S. Ellis... in National Collegiate Dialogue with 29 Comments
Our perceptions and beliefs about race not only have serious consequences during our lifetime, but also on generations long after we have gone. Two seemingly unrelated studies, released in May 2010 within days of each other, report findings and results that are both chilling and dismaying. The focus of one was about the current state of white and African-American adults.The focus of the other was...
September 27th, 2010
Written by Matthew Ari Jen... in National Collegiate Dialogue with 1 Comment
Preparing For An Honest Dialogue: Examining The Sociology Of RaceCompiled by, Matthew A. Jendian, Ph.D.Associate Professor & Chair of SociologyCalifornia State University, Fresno(The following essay is compiled from excerpts of Allan G. Johnson’s Privilege, Power, & Difference, McGraw Hill, 2000, and Paula S. Rothenberg’s White Privilege, Worth Publishers, 2005, which I have adapted,...
September 24th, 2010
Written by Francesca Biller in Our Daily Walk with 1 Comment
While recently visiting my father’s art studio and viewing the vibrant cascades of colors in his larger than life paintings, I felt as if I had somehow returned home, and appreciated a true sense of belonging in way I never imagined possible.
With time, I had forgotten the once familiar aromas of both fresh and overly used oil paints; the splatters and smudges of India ink on his studio floors,...
September 23rd, 2010
Written by Manny Otiko in Eyes On The Enterprise with 1 Comment
Even in the age of Obama, and with America soon to become a majority minority country, Corporate America is still one area where minorities often run into the infamous glass ceiling.Statistics often tell you an important story about the struggles people from black, Latino, and Asian backgrounds face as they try to adjust to an environment that is predominately white and male.According to...
September 22nd, 2010
Written by Janice S. Ellis... in Publisher's Note with 0 Comments
Now is the time to critically evaluate the candidates who are seeking your vote. The upcoming elections in November, unlike many others, should not be treated as your ordinary, off-year, marginally obligatory, civic affair. The outcomes of too many important issues are riding on who we choose to represent us.
We can ill afford to be disinterested and disengaged. The healthcare reform issue has...