Setting it Straight: Race and Racism, Minority Groups
Reaching back in time to discover and shine a light on events and peoples whose roles in shaping history may be unknown, misunderstood, or misrepresented.
October 20th, 2013
Written by Samantha Henry in Setting It Straight with 0 Comments
Supporters of "Dream Act"-style legislation for New Jersey are applauding a recent speech by Gov. Chris Christie in which he said he supports tuition equality "for everybody in New Jersey."
The Latino Leadership Alliance of New Jersey and several of the state's largest immigrant rights groups are taking Christie's comments to mean he's softened his opposition on allowing immigrants brought to the...
October 20th, 2013
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The on-going controversy about whether or not the use of the word "redskin" is racist by the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL) has accelerated with the league's announcement that it will meet soon with the Oneida Indian Nation over the matter.
The use of the word "redskin" has become a thorn in the side of the NFL over recent months. There are many Native Americans who...
October 15th, 2013
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Levi Coffin was a Quaker from North Carolina and came to be known as the "President" of the Underground Railroad because it is estimated that he helped over nine thousand fugitive slaves through Cincinnati and Indiana to their freedom.
The Underground Railroad, of course, was a series of safe houses or locations that runaway black slaves could stay on their way to Canada after escaping slavery....
October 11th, 2013
Written by D. A. Barber in Setting It Straight with 0 Comments
The Supreme Court will hear yet another race-based college admissions case on October 15, agreeing to review a lower court's decision that said Michigan's ban on the use of race in college acceptance decisions was unconstitutional.
What's unusual is that the case will be heard by just Supreme Court eight justices, with Justice Elena Kagan choosing to sit-out the case.
The case, Schuette v....
October 11th, 2013
Written by Kyle Hightower - Associated Press in Setting It Straight with 0 Comments
A study released Wednesday by the University of Central Florida's Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport shows that the WNBA continues to be the leader among professional sports leagues for race and gender hiring practices.
For the second straight year the WNBA posted the highest combined grade in the history of the group's annual Racial and Gender Report Cards, which conduct analysis of the...
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