Many universities stopped using race and gender as criteria for accepting students, but the USA TODAY asks whether or not college admission boards today seek diverse students post-affirmative action.
African-American women are 50 percent more likely to die from breast cancer, than their white counterparts are. A Chicago news station reports one reason: diagnosis and treatment may be linked to racial and economical disparities.
A new study reveals gaps between what white people pay for car loans, and what minorities pay.
Crappy footage, but great interview with KRS-ONE on Fox
NPR ran this radio piece with actor comedian Paul Mooney, and hip hop legend KRS-ONE discussing the N-Word.
An article from kansas.com asks the question "A couple of new studies about race and gender bias have me thinking about an age-old question: Is it possible to think in a racist way without being consciously racist?"
The Daily Express ran an article about all white schools in England making efforts to combat racism by “community cohesion.”
This article about allegations of racism at North Myrtle Beach City Council.
Article about Oregon School Activities Association on Monday voted unanimously to form a committee to review policies and educational programs on discrimination and sportsmanship in high school athletics.
List of ill-fated voyages from Haiti to Florida. Showcased because it is important to note that the US policy for people who are found landing on US soil from the poorest and most violent nation in the western hemisphere are sent back. Yet those who arrive from Haiti's neighboring Communist Cuba are accepted with open arms. In the mean time hundreds die trying.
About Me
- Epidermic
- Racism is a social disease that has been constructed and reconstructed in this county. Many say racial divides were abolished when former President Abraham Lincoln signed his name to the Emancipation Proclamation; others say it ended with the smashing of Jim Crow laws during the Civil Rights movement in the 1960s. However, many will contend that these were only limitations on the legal aspects of racism…it still exists. Blocks – usually set by the white majority – are still attached to many jobs, home and business loans and school registrar lists. They may not be legal anymore, but it still happens. This blog is set up to point out the ways in which race still affects U.S. society. It is important to highlight race because racism is damaging to all, and often, the only way to change is to be informed. The hope here is to smash racism with the hammer called education.
2 comments:
my answer in regards to Haiti is France.
France abused Haiti,drained the land and it's people and just left. And then they abandoned them. And the world forgot. Haiti still can't get on it's feet. Now France calls shit on every country but fails to realize how much help the nation of Haiti needs. I was just over the border in D.R. and it was extremely poor. France's government should spend more energy clearing up their guilt then sticking their shit into other country's affairs.
France should take these people. Give them homes and land as you destroyed theirs. Give them jobs and safety! Recognize what you did and address it to the world.
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