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.
August 14th, 2014
Written by Joseph White in Race Relations, Setting It Straight with 0 Comments
Should the Washington Redskins change their name? In this era of racial and ethnic awareness, and the efforts to be respectful and politically correct, is there any redeeming value to continuing to use a name that many Native Americans consider racist and insensitive?
The Redskins nickname and mascot have been up for criticism and debate for decades, but no time has the name "Redskins" received...
July 29th, 2014
Written by Erica Werner in Setting It Straight with 0 Comments
Millions of illegal immigrants may receive work permits, allowing them to stay in the United States without threat of deportation, according to advocates and lawmakers in touch with the administration. Even as they grapple with an immigration crisis at the border, White House officials are making plans to act before November's mid-term elections.
Such a large-scale move on immigration could...
July 23rd, 2014
Written by James MacPherson in Race Relations, Setting It Straight with 0 Comments
Should American Indian history and culture be taught in schools across America? The state school superintendent in North Dakota believes it should be should be taught in that state's classrooms to have "a common understanding of where we came from in order to have vision for the future."
State School Superintendent Kirsten Baesler said she wants to replicate curriculum similar to Montana's "...
July 15th, 2014
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The first black woman to win an Olympic gold medal, Alice Coachman Davis, died early Monday in south Georgia. She was 90. Davis' death was confirmed by her daughter, Evelyn Jones.
Davis won Olympic gold in the high jump at the 1948 games in London with an American and Olympic record of 1.68 meters (5.51 feet), according to USA Track and Field, the American governing body of the sport. Davis was...
June 19th, 2014
Written by Alan Fram in Setting It Straight with 0 Comments
Two openly gay blacks have been approved by the U.S. Senate to become federal judges. The Senate for the first time confirmed an openly gay black man to a top-level federal judgeship on Tuesday, voting 98-0 to make Darrin Gayles a district court judge in Florida.
Senators, by a 52-44 vote, endorsed another of President Barack Obama's nominees, approving Staci Yandle, an openly gay black woman, to...