November 2013
November 4th, 2013
Written by The Associated Press in National Collegiate Dialogue with 15 Comments
The University of Michigan reprimanded a mostly white fraternity Thursday for advertisements for a party that used derogatory words for women and stereotyped blacks.
The Ann Arbor school sent an email rebuking the Theta Xi chapter and saying it plans to impose sanctions on the fraternity over the now-canceled Nov. 7 event.
A Facebook invitation advertised the event as "World Star Hip Hop Presents...
November 4th, 2013
Written by Manny Otiko in National Collegiate Dialogue with 12 Comments
Is the Obama presidency an example of the kind of problems other ethnic candidates could face in future races for President of the United States, pre and post election?
Barack Obama has certainly blazed a path for other hopeful minorities. Julie Weise, a professor of Latino history at the University of Oregon, said Obama came out of nowhere to win the presidency, so it is possible for another...
November 4th, 2013
Written by Dinesh Ramde in Discrimination Cases with 0 Comments
A closely watched federal trial is set to begin Monday over a Wisconsin law requiring voters to show photo ID at the polls. The outcome could set a precedent for legal challenges in dozens of states that have imposed or stiffened voter ID requirements in recent years.
The Wisconsin law passed in 2011 has never gone into effect because a judge handling a separate state lawsuit declared the measure...
November 4th, 2013
Written by Nebi Qena - Ass... in Stereotypes & Labels with 0 Comments
The Kosovo elections test ethnic relations with Serbia as hard-line Serbs in northern Kosovo intimidated would-be voters and were suspected of attacking a polling station during local elections Sunday. The actions underscored Kosovo's strained relations with Serbia, even as both states seek closer ties to the European Union.
It was the first time voters in all of Kosovo were choosing local...
November 3rd, 2013
Written by Jesse Washingto... in Common Ties That Bind with 0 Comments
President John F. Kennedy played a pivotal role in black history as the journey for equality has unfolded. Not that many years ago, three portraits hung in thousands of African-American homes, a visual tribute to men who had helped black people navigate the long journey to equality.
There was Jesus, who represented unconditional hope, strength and love. There was Martin Luther King Jr., who...