Posts Tagged ‘Racism’
A ‘Hu-Manifesto’ for a Post-Trayvon World
Farai Chideya details the five components of an equitable and free life for everyone, regardless of skin color.
Read MoreAre Children Racially Biased?
A CNN report reveals that children experience racial bias at a young age and that bias may be against their own skin color.
Read MoreMore Discrimination Cited In Housing Practices
The National Fair Housing Alliance has released a report about one bank’s racially biased mortgage practices.
Read MoreRoom for Debate: Are America’s Public Schools Still Unequal and Unjust?
Black students struggle with barriers to education that are not shared by some of their white peers according to research.
Read MoreThis Day in American History: Martin Luther King Delivers his Last Speech
In Dr. King’s last ever speech, given this day in 1968 at the Memphis Mason Temple, he discussed how his work was God’s will.
Read MoreWith a Black President, Race Talk Is Harder
Reniqua Allen muses about the difficulties discussing race when even the president’s Black child faces racism.
Read MoreMilwaukee Public Schools are not full of thugs–Facebook campaign by students
A social media campaign by students at Milwaukee Public Schools aims to dispel racist stereotypes about being Black.
Read MoreThe Lingering Legacy of Lynching and Trayvon Martin
Filmmaker Jackie Olive is among those who see Trayvon Martin’s murder for what it is: a modern lynching because of his race.
Read MorePublic Schools Constrain Blacks, Author Says
Lisa Delpit’s latest book, “Multiplication Is for White People”: Raising Expectations for Other People’s Children, is another installment in the author’s crusade to expose the systemic issues with America’s public education system, and their effects on a growing achievement gap between whites and minorities.
Read MoreLife and Style Skin tone, adoption and black children: Is colorism an issue?
When it comes to adoption, children of color wit lighter skin fare better than their peers with darker skin,
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