Feature Stories: Articles on Racial Profiling, Immigration Today
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November 7th, 2011
Written by Laura Monroe in Race Relations, race relations news, Spotlight, Oppression and Privilege, Race and Politics, Feature Stories, Socialization, Latest News, South American with 1 Comment
When the Spanish first arrived in Venezuela in the late fifteenth century, indigenous people belonging to three main ethnolinguistic groups inhabited the region: the Cariban, Arawak, and Chibcha. Today, Venezuela is composed primarily of mestizos (mixed races), with a very small pure Indian population, a notable populace of Caucasians (mostly from Europe), as well as Africans. Through 1990, the...
October 31st, 2011
Written by Rita Rizzo in race relations news, Cover Stories, Latest News with 2 Comments
The Susan G. Komen for the Cure, a respected organization that significantly contributes to finding a cure for breast cancer states, “Race is not considered a factor that might increase a woman’s chance of getting breast cancer.”Why then do white women receive a diagnosis of breast cancer more frequently than any other group of women after age 45? Why do African-American women experience a higher...
October 28th, 2011
Written by Janice S. Ellis... in race relations news, Institutional Racism, Oppression and Privilege, Race and Education, Feature Stories, Socialization, Latest News with 3 Comments
The economic downturn that has communities all across America in its grip seems to have no immediate end in sight because of forces here at home and those playing out on the global stage. But as we focus on issues at the national level, the plight of the most vulnerable, and those least prepared to weather sustained unemployment and all the negative conditions that go along with it, too often...
October 1st, 2011
Written by Wendy Innes in race relations news, Cover Stories, Latest News, Race Relations with 0 Comments
Diversity and inclusion are two words often used in press releases and mission statements in corporate America, but some companies in the United States implement them in everyday operation. Although leaders in diversity for various reasons, these companies all add up to a better future for everyone.SodexoSodexo quite possibly has the most impressive diversity program in the country, but many may...
September 9th, 2011
Written by Cindy Ferraino in race relations news, Feature Stories, Latest News with 0 Comments
The results of 2010 Census has caused a media frenzy about how racial issues play an important role in the way politicians will deal with a potential uproar from various political groups. According to an article written in the Washington Post about the results of the 2010 Census, it seems clear that many understand that the “Land of the Free and Home of the Brave” is a mixed melting pot that will...