April 29th, 2013
Written by D. A. Barber in National Collegiate Dialogue with 17 Comments
Equality In Environmental Education For Minority Students
When the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom happened 50 years ago to highlight political and social injustice towards African Americans, there was no “Earth Day” and no environmental justice movement. It is ironic since Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring – the book credited with launching the environmental movement - was published on...
April 29th, 2013
Written by Glenn Minnis in National Collegiate Dialogue with 30 Comments
First Racial Incident:
A day after essentially dismissing student concerns of racial discrimination as unfounded, Purdue University officials are now investigating instances of hate crimes after the words “white supremacy” and a stick-figure drawing of a body hanging from a tree were found scribbled on a placard and left at the scene an equality march.
Still, school officials late Tuesday added...
April 22nd, 2013
Written by D. A. Barber in National Collegiate Dialogue with 17 Comments
Apparently knowing how many white male workers a company has is a “trade secret,” at least it is according to Google and a number of other high-tech companies who refuse to release information on the diversity of their workforce or suppliers. This refusal prompted the Washington, D.C.-based Minority Business Round Table (MBRT) to re-new their call for an investigation into mandatory federal...
April 22nd, 2013
Written by Russell Roberts in National Collegiate Dialogue with 22 Comments
Immigration reform legislation, one of the surest paths to reducing racism in America by removing anger and disdain toward minorities, was unveiled in the Senate on April 16 and immediately criticized by both liberals and conservatives, leaving its fate uncertain.
"This has something for everybody to hate," said Republican Sen. Jeff Flake.
Concern is evident with some liberals about the...
April 15th, 2013
Written by The Associated Press in National Collegiate Dialogue with 16 Comments
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Some U.S. Republican leaders on Wednesday pushed back against a new comeback plan after a poor showing in last year's elections, saying the party shouldn't give up its conservative stance on sensitive but core issues like immigration and gay marriage.
The opposition party has been in a fever of self-inspection since President Barack Obama easily won re-election over a...
