Common Ties That Bind
Exploring common values, living conditions, arts & cultural traditions and practices that cross racial, ethnic, generational, religious, and geographic boundaries; and destinations that offer opportunities to explore and enjoy the diversity and commonalities of the world’s peoples, places, and cultures.
May 22nd, 2013
Written by Glenn Minnis in Common Ties That Bind with 0 Comments
A study by the New America Foundation finds that the poorest, neediest college students are no longer the ones getting the most financial aid, instead many schools have turned to a primary system of merit based scholarships. Meaning universities focus on profits versus student diversity.
Coupled with an ongoing epidemic of rising tuition costs, the end-result is a less and less diversified...
May 15th, 2013
Written by Russell Roberts in Common Ties That Bind with 0 Comments
Striking at racism before it gets a foothold in our children; the popular educational TV show Sesame Street added a new Hispanic character to its diverse cast.
Ismael Cruz, who watched Sesame Street as a child in Puerto Rico, joins the show as a character called Armando, or “Mando.”
"I grew up watching the show,” Cruz said, “and for me it was a place that really existed and to which as a child I...
May 9th, 2013
Written by Marlene Caroselli in Common Ties That Bind with 0 Comments
If you read USAonRace, you no doubt don’t need to be preached to, however, it may interest you to know that diversity has economic payoffs. According to Sophia Kerby and Crosby Burns, writers for the online publication for the Center for American Progress, “The Top 10 Economic Facts of Diversity in the Workplace,” July 12, 2012, those businesses with a diverse workforce — one that includes gay...
May 7th, 2013
Written by Glenn Minnis in Common Ties That Bind with 0 Comments
The state of Wisconsin not only has the highest percentage of incarcerated black men in the country, its rate is nearly two-times higher than the national average, according to a new University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee study.
Approximately one in every eight black men of working age, or 13 percent, are now imprisoned in Wisconsin, compared to the national average of just 6.7 percent. Overall,...
May 5th, 2013
Written by Glenn Minnis in Common Ties That Bind with 0 Comments
The tiny, nondescript house on Goss Circle where some of the first slaves of Boulder actually lived stands as a symbol of monumental proportions.
This home, literally and figuratively, as the folksy culture of architecture lured so many of them west from the South in search of new opportunity.
In that regard, historians and preservationist alike fiercely contend the dilapidated, time-worn house...
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