October 2011
October 24th, 2011
Written by Abby L. Ferber in Latest News, National Collegiate Dialogue with 23 Comments
Each week, the White Privilege Conference and the Matrix Center for the Advancement of Social Equity and Inclusion, housed at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs (UCCS), hosts a half hour radio show called Intersections Radio that features an interview with a different author, scholar, and/or speaker. Last week featured Christian Lander, author of the “Stuff White People Like” books and...
October 24th, 2011
Written by John Markert - ... in Latest News, National Collegiate Dialogue with 16 Comments
Cumberland UniversityAbstract:The George Lopez Show is the first successful television show with a Latino in a leading role that features Hispanic material since Freddie Prinze's thirty-year-old sitcom, Chico and the Man. This study seeks to assess how Latinos are presented on The George Lopez Show. A content analysis reveals that the show perpetuates some of the stereotypes about Hispanics that...
October 20th, 2011
Written by Janice S. Ellis... in Latest News, Our Daily Walk with 1 Comment
There is a refrain from an old love song, which goes: “Love and marriage, love and marriage go together like a horse and carriage….” What the song doesn’t say is, “That depends….” Neither love nor marriage necessarily goes together if the two people come from a different race or ethnic group.While interracial marriages have increased since 1967 when a Supreme Court ruling overturned the right of...
October 20th, 2011
Written by Rita Cook in Travels' Tapestry with 0 Comments
Why travel overseas when some of the most amazing destinations in the world are right here at home. Whether you’re looking for romance, eco-friendly, family, senior, or budget travel for your next getaway here are a few of our top suggestions and we’ll tell you why.Family Travel After being horrified when named one of America’s dirtiest cities, Chattanooga has taken a 180-degree turn over the...
October 18th, 2011
Written by Janice S. Ellis... in Cause and Civility with 1 Comment
While many Americans may be scratching their heads about how Herman Cain, a conservative black man, has emerged as the front-runner among Republican Presidential candidates, it begs another question: Has the Tea Party movement trumped the issue of race in this country — at least for the moment? Or, does racism, like politics, make strange bedfellows?Many observers would argue the latter because...