June 2012
June 8th, 2012
Written by Janice S. Ellis... in Cause and Civility, Ethnicity vs Race, Latest News with 0 Comments
Is it too much to expect our teachers to model inclusiveness in the classroom, both in words and action? If teachers tolerate or practice racism, what can one expect from the students they teach?A report this week illustrated how a middle-school teacher in Waterbury, Connecticut was put on administrative leave for making an inappropriate remark to one her black students in front of the entire...
June 7th, 2012
Written by Holly Beretto in Feature Stories, Latest News with 0 Comments
6d98.jpg?itok=2fxASQbH "Mac McDonald, a rare but determined black man who tends his vineyard to create the wine of his childhood memories. Photo Credit: Holly Beretto.")
Mac McDonald didn’t know anything about wine, but moonshine was a different story since his dad made it in the tiny town of Butler, in east Texas, where he grew up. But one day when he was about 12, one of his dad’s friends had a bottle of wine and offered young Mac a taste.It was love at first sip.“It was a red Burgundy,” he recalls. “And I’ve spent my life trying to re-create that experience.”...
June 6th, 2012
Written by Janice S. Ellis... in Cause and Civility, Latest News with 0 Comments
There are communities committed to coming together to take real steps to improve race relations. Some have been making a concerted effort for years and continue to do so. They realize that the election of Barack Obama as the first African-American president of the United States did not suddenly bring about a post-racial society.Matters of race, racism, discriminatory practices, racial stereotypes...
June 5th, 2012
Written by Russell Roberts in Latest News, Setting It Straight with 0 Comments
Most people know Scott Joplin as the composer of “The Entertainer,” the insanely bouncy tune in the classic Newman-Redford film “The Sting.” Those who dig deeper may also know that Joplin was one of the leading figures of the musical style known as ragtime. However, only a few knew the other side of Scott Joplin – the side that was a confirmed believer in the idea that African-Americans could...
June 1st, 2012
Written by Janice S. Ellis... in Cause and Civility, Latest News with 0 Comments
It is 2012, and Donald Trump is once again pushing the charge that President Barack Obama was not born in the United States, despite an earlier harangue by Trump, which resulted in President Obama releasing the long form of his birth certificate.This recent revival of the birthers' claim comes as Trump voices his support for Republican presidential candidate, Mitt Romney.Is it in the name? Is it...