January 2013
January 28th, 2013
Written by D. A. Barber in Latest News, National Collegiate Dialogue with 25 Comments
The Internet, social media, and even smart phones open up new avenues for communication. But new research indicates that over the long-term, social texts and Facebook posts of racial bias and rejection is discrimination that affects our thinking, emotional state and patterns of behavior, as well as our physical and mental health.
"Psychological factors, like discrimination, have been suggested as...
January 25th, 2013
Written by Brian Witte - A... in Latest News, Stereotypes & Labels with 0 Comments
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Maryland's highest court ruled Thursday that the state police must release files related to how authorities investigate racial profiling complaints.
The decision is the result of a court battle between the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and Maryland State Police known as the "Driving While Black" case, which dates to the 1990s.
The NAACP has...
January 25th, 2013
Written by Marlene Caroselli in Education, the Great Equalizer, Latest News with 0 Comments
In a statement issued at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops in 2005, the topic of diversity was addressed. “Renewing Our Commitment to Catholic Elementary & Secondary Schools in the Third Millennium,” speaks to the changing face of the student population in Catholic schools.
There are more than two million children enrolled in Catholic schools in America. Those children come...
January 25th, 2013
Written by Manuel Valdes in Feature Stories with 0 Comments
SEATTLE (AP) - Minority youth are arrested and in the Washington state's court system more often than their white counterparts, a recent study commissioned by the state Supreme Court shows. But researchers said counties aren't keeping complete data on ethnicity and the gap between minority and while youth is larger.
Between 2007 and 2011, African-American youth were nearly 250 percent more likely...
January 24th, 2013
Written by The Associated Press in Stereotypes & Labels with 1 Comment
DETROIT (AP) - A woman who says she was ethnically targeted for a strip search at Detroit Metropolitan Airport filed a lawsuit Tuesday against an airline and federal transportation officials.
Authorities removed Shoshana Hebshi from a Frontier Airlines plane after it landed in Detroit on Sept. 11, 2011, the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks. The crew had reported suspicious behavior by...