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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 21st, 2012
Written by Jamie Greco in Latest News, Our Daily Walk with 0 Comments
A study in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine indicates that “limited epidemiologic data suggest that the [Sleep Apnea] disorder affects 2 to 3 percent of middle-school children, and as many as 13 percent of children aged 3 to 6 years. Prevalence may be two- to fourfold higher in vulnerable populations, such as in blacks and children born preterm, as well as an...
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 19th, 2012
Written by Abby L. Ferber Ph.D. Professor of Sociology in Latest News, National Collegiate Dialogue with 14 Comments
Each week, the White Privilege Conference and the Matrix Center for the Advancement of Social Equity and Inclusion, housed at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs (UCCS), hosts a half hour radio show called Intersections Radio that features an interview with a different author, scholar, and/or speaker.In this segment Charles D. Modiano, an educator, writer, and lecturer dedicated to...
March 19th, 2012
Written by Tanya Golash-Boza Assistant Professor of Sociology in Latest News, National Collegiate Dialogue with 3 Comments
Current global policies and immigration regulations of the United States result in violations of the human rights of migrants. These policies and regulations are designed to maximize profits for corporations and minimize the prices of consumer goods for customers in the Global North with little if any consideration of the human costs inside and outside US borders. Multinational corporations...
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