Institutional Racism

Issue Of the Week XXX: Should President Obama Take An Active Role In Addressing Race Relations?

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Janice S. Ellis Ph.D.

Since the election of Barack Obama as the first black President of the United States, the issue about whether he should play a direct role in addressing the race issue in America continues to resurface. Should President Obama take an active role in helping America confront racism? If so, what should that role be? Would doing so put him in a no-win position since he is a black man?

How Can Minorities Achieve The American Dream Without A Quality Education?

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Alonzo Weston

Dear Sticky Wicket,
Can minorities achieve the American Dream without an equal opportunity to attain a quality education?

~-Hopeless in Arizona

Dear Hopeless,
The American Dream is the belief that a person can come from anywhere and be anything they want in this country. The fruits of freedom, equality, and opportunity are available to anyone.

Conversation Of The Week XXIX: Understanding Whiteness & Unraveling Racism

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Abby L. Ferber Ph.D. Professor of Sociology

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.