September 2010
September 7th, 2010
Written by Janice S. Ellis... in National Collegiate Dialogue with 0 Comments
USAonRace has established an advisory panel that will provide guidance on the issues/areas of focus for the dialogue during the academic year and assist with determining how we measure the effectiveness of the dialogue process. The purpose of this historic undertaking is to foster a sustained conversation about race relations in America to achieve the following objectives:
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September 7th, 2010
Written by Rita Cook in Focus on Health with 0 Comments
A person can conceivably be allergic to nearly anything these days."Allergies are “a mistake of the immune system,” according to James R. Haden, M.D., an allergist on the medical staff at Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital in Fort Worth, TX. “[They] are an immune reaction to a non-infectious agent – an overactive response to something to which the immune system should not be reacting at all.”...
September 6th, 2010
Written by Kaleena Thompson in Stereotypes & Labels with 0 Comments
A cultural legacy, a commitment to social justice, a gateway to the real world, and more economical tuition are some characteristics that embody the essence of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU), and some believe may be a catalyst for driving African-Americans to them. However, in a world where shades of brown, white, and beige exist, students of all ethnicities are gravitating...
September 6th, 2010
Written by Lillian A. Jackson in National Collegiate Dialogue with 14 Comments
What can be said of race relations among Americans in the new millennium? It is 144 years since the emancipation of the slaves, 55 years since Brown v. The Board of Education, and 45 years since the enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Today a black man is the president of the United States. Nevertheless, how far have we really come and how far do we have to go? RiseUp set out to...
September 6th, 2010
Written by Janice S. Ellis... in National Collegiate Dialogue with 4 Comments
In 2002, Bruce Feiler wrote Abraham: A Journey to the Heart of Three Faiths. It became a New York Times booklist bestseller.
In the book, Feiler goes to great lengths to show the common origin of the three major religious faiths — Christianity, Islam, and Judaism — by examining the defining role that Abraham plays in the lives of half the world’s believers. The recount of Abraham’s life...