August 2014
August 14th, 2014
Written by Jim Suhr in Common Ties That Bind, Race Relations with 0 Comments
Violent protests in Ferguson, Missouri continue following the death of an unarmed black teen at the hands of police, apparently stemming from the lack of forthcoming information about the circumstances of the teen's death.
Protests in the St. Louis suburb rocked by racial unrest since a white police officer shot an unarmed black teenager to death turned violent Wednesday night, with people...
August 14th, 2014
Written by Kimberly Heflin... in Common Ties That Bind, Race Relations with 0 Comments
Schools of minorities are growing across America as the nation's demographics are changing as a result of a growing Hispanic population.
For the first time, U.S. public schools are projected this fall to have more minority students than non-Hispanic whites, a shift largely fueled by growth in the number of Hispanic children.
The changing demographics of American education are apparent inside Jane...
August 14th, 2014
Written by Joseph White in Race Relations, Setting It Straight with 0 Comments
Should the Washington Redskins change their name? In this era of racial and ethnic awareness, and the efforts to be respectful and politically correct, is there any redeeming value to continuing to use a name that many Native Americans consider racist and insensitive?
The Redskins nickname and mascot have been up for criticism and debate for decades, but no time has the name "Redskins" received...
August 13th, 2014
Written by Astrid Galván in Common Ties That Bind with 0 Comments
Immigration arrests are still a major issue in Arizona and the police and many citizens are on opposing sides of whether such arrests should continue and under what circumstances. Protesters and activists are becoming more vocal and leading demonstrations.
Norlan Flores Prado was still wearing a hospital bracelet from his daughter's birth when U.S. Border Patrol agents who had been called by...
August 13th, 2014
Written by Emery P. Dalesio in Race Relations, Stereotypes & Labels with 0 Comments
Hispanics are racially profiled by deputies in the North Carolina Sheriff Depart, according to a case currently being heard in a U.S. District Court.
In the opening day of a case accusing a North Carolina sheriff of racial profiling, two retired supervising deputies testified Tuesday that their former boss told officers to take Hispanic motorists to jail over traffic violations, rather than...