April 2013
April 29th, 2013
Written by D. A. Barber in National Collegiate Dialogue with 17 Comments
Equality In Environmental Education For Minority Students
When the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom happened 50 years ago to highlight political and social injustice towards African Americans, there was no “Earth Day” and no environmental justice movement. It is ironic since Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring – the book credited with launching the environmental movement - was published on...
April 29th, 2013
Written by Glenn Minnis in National Collegiate Dialogue with 30 Comments
First Racial Incident:
A day after essentially dismissing student concerns of racial discrimination as unfounded, Purdue University officials are now investigating instances of hate crimes after the words “white supremacy” and a stick-figure drawing of a body hanging from a tree were found scribbled on a placard and left at the scene an equality march.
Still, school officials late Tuesday added...
April 28th, 2013
Written by Hope Yen in Feature Stories with 0 Comments
Black Voter Turnout Higher Than Whites
WASHINGTON (AP) - America's blacks voted at a higher rate than other minority groups in 2012 and by most measures surpassed the white turnout for the first time, reflecting a deeply polarized presidential election in which blacks strongly supported Barack Obama while many whites stayed home.
Had people voted last November at the same rates they did in 2004,...
April 28th, 2013
Written by Glenn Minnis in Feature Stories with 0 Comments
A day after essentially dismissing student concerns of racial discrimination as unfounded, Purdue University officials are now investigating instances of hate crimes after the words “white supremacy” and a stick-figure drawing of a body hanging from a tree were found scribbled on a placard and left at the scene an equality march.
Still, school officials late Tuesday added they believe the...
April 27th, 2013
Written by D. A. Barber in Common Ties That Bind with 0 Comments
The ACLU of the Nation's Capital has filed a civil complaint for constitutional violations and assault and battery against a Washington, D.C., police officer on behalf of an elementary school student.
The action comes on the heels of a Texas complaint filed in February by the N.A.A.C.P. and Appleseed with the federal Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights against a Texas school district...