December 2012
December 13th, 2012
Written by Steve Szkotak -... in Feature Stories, Latest News with 0 Comments
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - One student has been expelled and three others are being punished for their roles in a racially charged uproar on a Virginia college campus the night of President Barack Obama's re-election, the school said Thursday.
They were among approximately 40 students who gathered outside the Minority Student Union at Hampden-Sydney College on the night of Nov. 6 within minutes after...
December 11th, 2012
Written by The Associated Press in Education, the Great Equalizer, Latest News with 0 Comments
Ohio has one of the top high-school graduation rates in the nation for white students, but one of the lowest for African Americans. The racial gap - fourth largest among the states - must be closed.
Across Ohio, 80 percent of high school students get a diploma, according to the U.S. Department of Education. But 85 percent of white students graduate, while only 59 percent of their black classmates...
December 10th, 2012
Written by Rob Harris - AP... in Feature Stories, Latest News with 0 Comments
LONDON (AP) — The head of English football expressed concern Monday about the recurrence of racism and crowd trouble after Sunday's Manchester derby was marred by United defender Rio Ferdinand being hit by a coin and a fan arrested for racist abuse.
Coins had been aimed at the United players previously during the game at City, and one hit Ferdinand after Robin van Persie's stoppage-time goal...
December 10th, 2012
Written by Jasmine Fuller in Latest News, National Collegiate Dialogue with 6 Comments
As a black woman, I face stereotypes that are associated with the color of my skin and my gender, but I also have my share of privileges. I am able-bodied and can take care of myself without assistance from any outside sources, I have had the privilege to have traveled to three different continents, and I have also been able to further my education by attending graduate school. Despite the few...
December 10th, 2012
Written by Janice S. Ellis... in Latest News, National Collegiate Dialogue with 1 Comment
Each week, the White Privilege Conference and the Matrix Center for the Advancement of Social Equity and Inclusion, housed at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs (UCCS), hosts a half hour radio show called Intersections Radio that features an interview with a different author, scholar, and/or speaker.
Ali Michael is a filmmaker and educator with a PhD in Teacher Education from the...