Race and Politics

Minorities And Some Ethnic Groups Have Most To Lose If Social Security Fails

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Eyes On The Enterprise
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Jodie Blankenship

Social Security, the system millions of Americans have depended on for decades is in trouble. The implications are dire for the most needy among us — millions of minorities and ethnic groups on the lower rungs of the socio-economic ladder.

Issue Of The Week V Fall 2011-2012: The Martin Luther King Memorial: What Does It Mean To America, To You?

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National Collegiate Dialogue
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Janice S. Ellis Ph.D.

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial was officially dedicated this past Sunday, October 16, 2011 at the National Mall in Washington, DC. In addition to the 30-foot memorial being erected near that of three U.S. presidents, Abraham Lincoln among them, the significance is far-reaching. As a caring ordinary citizen, King was motivated to fight for racial, social, economic, and educational equality.

Conversation Of The Week V Fall 2011-2012: A Personal Odyssey Toward A Theme: Race And Equality In The United States: 1948–2009

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National Collegiate Dialogue
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Richard Lempert Professor of Law and Sociology

University of Michigan

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