Cause and Civility: Minority Group & Racial Discrimination

Janice Ellis, the founder and publisher of USAonRace has written a column for radio, newspaper, and now online for more than thirty years. Ellis believes in the power of words to address problems and issues facing contemporary society. Her goal, through these commentaries, is to inform, provide perspective, and motivate thought and action. Ellis welcomes your comments.
April 3rd, 2012
Written by Janice S. Ellis Ph.D. in Cause and Civility, Latest News with 0 Comments
Have you had “that” conversation with your child? No, it is not about the “birds and the bees,” sex, drugs, or bullying, but it is just as important. It is the needed conversation about race, about people who do not look like us, but who are just as special, just as valued, just as equal in terms of humanity.The results of a new study on children and race, commissioned by CNN’s Anderson Cooper...
March 30th, 2012
Written by Janice S. Ellis Ph.D. in Cause and Civility, Latest News with 0 Comments
When will we get the courage to confront racism in our communities and the commitment to really do something about it? Until race relations become as much a part of the local and national dialogue as sports, the weather, or other things we talk about on a daily basis, we will forever be content to just show outrage as ugly incidents continue to occur.Within two months, we have had two very high...
March 22nd, 2012
Written by Janice S. Ellis Ph.D. in Cause and Civility, Latest News with 0 Comments
Trayvon Martin was not a gang banger, drug dealer, or user. He was not even a juvenile delinquent. He was a 17-year-old, headed to his family’s home at dusk with Skittles and iced-tea in hand to watch a basketball game. But he never arrived. Yards away from his doorstep, he was shot in the chest by a white male neighborhood watchman carrying a high-powered handgun.Why? Was it because he was a...
March 20th, 2012
Written by Janice S. Ellis Ph.D. in Cause and Civility, Focus on Health, Latest News with 1 Comment
Misperceptions, attitudes, biases, and stereotypes about race, whether consciously or subconsciously have a negative impact on the doctor-patient relationship and therefore could adversely affect the quality of healthcare provided and corresponding outcomes.The findings of a new study, just released by Johns Hopkins Medicine, provide evidence that racial biases and stereotypical views, whether...
March 14th, 2012
Written by Janice S. Ellis Ph.D. in Cause and Civility, Latest News with 0 Comments
The new nationwide K-12 Data Collection report conducted by the U.S. Department of Education’s civil rights office paints a dismal and disturbing picture of how black and Hispanic students are treated in the nation’s schools — unfortunately, the majority of the nation’s schools. The data, collected from more than 72,000 schools represents 85 percent of all students.It shows that poor blacks are...

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