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March 15th, 2012
Written by D. A. Barber in race relations news, Cover Stories, Race and Education, Race and Politics, Socialization, Latest News with 3 Comments
More than 50 years after Brown v. Board of Education, there is a consensus among K-12 educators that students benefit from working side by side with others who are ethnically diverse. The same is true within higher education since the skills needed in a global economy are best developed through exposure to diverse people and cultures.“There’s a lot to be said about being in a diverse class with...
March 6th, 2012
Written by Rita Rizzo in race relations news, Oppression and Privilege, Race and Education, Race and Politics, Feature Stories, Race and Religion, Socialization, Latest News with 2 Comments
Women’s rights recently came under siege again. A woman’s rights to earn a living, control her own body, have access to healthcare, and plan her own future have all publicly come into question during the past month. Established rights that today’s women enjoy are being decried as the reason for the morale decline in America. Women have had to fight long and hard to get these rights, and now it...
March 1st, 2012
Written by Russell Roberts in Race Relations, race relations news, Oppression and Privilege, Race and Politics, Feature Stories, Socialization, Latest News with 0 Comments
Abraham Lincoln and his freedom of African-Americans from the bonds of slavery looms over any other subject associated with him. Thus, we all think we know Lincoln — kind, charitable, funny, wise, and compassionate, a good and decent person who acted toward everyone else the same benevolent way.But did he? How does Lincoln measure up when it comes to another oppressed race of the day…Native...
February 10th, 2012
Written by Rita Rizzo in race relations news, Oppression and Privilege, Race and Politics, Feature Stories, Socialization, Latest News with 1 Comment
"I was taught to see racism only in individual acts of meanness, not in invisible systems conferring dominance on my group," revealed Peggy McIntosh in her groundbreaking work Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack (1990). Being dominant and being victimized seem to be polar opposites, so how can white privilege victimize white people?Have you ever thought you were in charge when in reality you were...
February 7th, 2012
Written by Rita Rizzo in race relations news, Cover Stories, Institutional Racism, Oppression and Privilege, Race and Education, Race and Politics, Race and Religion, Socialization, Latest News with 2 Comments
The worst type of discrimination is always the kind that is being directed at you. Trying to answer the question as to which minority group suffers most from discrimination is like trying to decide whether childbirth or passing a kidney stone is the most painful. The answer depends whether you are in labor or in the throes of passing a stone. That is why it is difficult to determine which racial...