December 2014
December 10th, 2014
Written by Kyle Hightower ... in Race Relations, Setting It Straight with 0 Comments
There has been a long-standing graduation gap between black and white football players who play for those schools with teams that are good enough to play in the annual bowl games. A study of this year's bowl-bound schools released Monday revealed a narrowing gap between the graduation rates of white and black players.
According to the annual report by The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in...
December 9th, 2014
Written by Janice S. Ellis... in Race Relations, "Sticky Wicket" Questions with 0 Comments
Could any good come from the KKK art display that has caused such a stir at the University of Iowa? Apparently, a 7-foot-tall rendition of a robed Klansman prominently displayed on the university’s campus by a visiting professor was unwelcomed by many black students who made their objections know to university officials.
The display was removed, without a strong reaction from university...
December 5th, 2014
Written by The Associated Press in Race Relations, Setting It Straight with 3 Comments
Protesters decry the grand jury verdict of not to charge a police officer in the death of Eric Garner by taking to the streets in New York City, Washington. DC, Chicago and other cities. Civil rights leaders also decried the grand jury decision not to charge a white New York City police officer in the chokehold death of a black man and announced plans for a march and a summit on racial justice in...
December 3rd, 2014
Written by Mary Clare Jalonick in Discrimination Cases, Race Relations with 1 Comment
Funds from the American Indian discrimination settlement with the U.S government is in dispute. More than $380 million in government dollars left over from a federal discrimination settlement with American Indians is in limbo amid disagreements over how the money should be spent.
U.S. District Court Judge Emmet G. Sullivan on Tuesday reviewed a proposal to form a new foundation to help American...
December 3rd, 2014
Written by Christine Armar... in All About Family, Race Relations with 3 Comments
Students reacts to the Ferguson decision in many ways across the country, some even boycotting classes. In the aftermath of the Ferguson announcement, classrooms across the nation are taking up uncomfortable topics - race, police use of force and poverty, among others - to give students a voice and help them make sense of events.
When his high school English students came to class, Tom Rademacher...