Roberto RodriguezStudentsRodriguez: Arizona Moves to Ban Social Justice and Academic FreedomLawmakers have introduced legislation that would have the effect of banning social justice classes, activities and events, from K-12, to colleges and universities statewide.January 17, 2017African-AmericanRodriguez: The Miscounted of 2016 and False Media Narrative of Police AbuseIf one was relying on the mass media, one would never know that along with Blacks, Red-Brown peoples are getting killed at outrageous and unacceptable rates.January 10, 2017StudentsRodriguez: Holidays with a Storm on the HorizonThere are indications that the Trump administration will be anti-education in general, anti-academic freedom specifically, and that it will be hostile to undocumented students.December 26, 2016HomeRodriguez: Michelle Obama and the ‘Men’ of HopeIn a recent interview, Michelle Obama said this to Oprah Winfrey about the absence of hope: “We feel the difference now. See, now, we are feeling what not having hope feels like.”December 20, 2016Native AmericansRodriguez: For 2020, I’m Checking the American Indian OptionWhen the 2020 Census comes around, I will declare myself American Indian. I will do so both as an act of affirmation, but also, as an act of rebellion against a government that sees me both as alien and as less than human.December 12, 2016HomeRodriguez: Faith in the Electoral College or the Path to Apartheid?While most of the electorate believes that the president-elect will be handed the keys to the White House, others are holding out hope that the Electoral College could still disqualify him.December 8, 2016Native AmericansIn the Spirit of Sitting Bull and Crazy HorseChicago poet Susana Sandoval says her stay at Standing Rock has been a spiritually transforming experience and the camp itself is a ceremony.December 4, 2016African-AmericanRodriguez: Nation Not Treading Lightly in Unchartered TerritoryWithout question, this country is in unchartered territory. People across the country continue to express themselves in despair. Others in fear. Some panic, while still others prepare.November 27, 2016StudentsTrump has Undocumented Students and Their Families ScramblingBy now a great majority of the country seems to have arrived at the stage of the worst political hangover any of us have ever experienced.November 17, 2016African-AmericanHistorical Appreciation: Reflecting on the 2016 Presidential ElectionOn election night, I received hundreds of messages from friends and colleagues from throughout the country.November 11, 2016Previous PagePage 3 of 8Next Page