Tag: Discrimination: Page 8

Opinion

Charlottesville Evokes Memories of the Sixties

I am a product of the 1960s and grew up in a Southern city. Segregation, separate but equal, we sat upstairs and they sat downstairs at the movies all happened during my early years. However, it didn’t stop us from believing and achieving.

August 16, 2017

Home

Ancestry Research Proves Stumbling Block for White Nationalists

If you want to get underneath the skin of White nationalists, check out how they react when genetic ancestry tests reveal the “bad news” that they are not 100 percent European.

August 16, 2017

Students

Those Fighting to Save DACA Still Seeking Answers

Now, just a couple of months past the five-year anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, supporters of DACA wonder if they can convince President Trump to keep the program amid calls for him to end it.

August 16, 2017

Students

Experts: Intimidation at Heart Department of Justice Plan

The U.S. Department of Justice’s recently revealed plan to investigate and sue colleges that wrongly use race in college admissions is a scare tactic meant to dissuade colleges from using race as one of many factors, as permitted by the U.S. Supreme Court.

August 2, 2017

LGBTQ+

Trump Relegates Transgender Americans to Ranks of Second-Class Citizens

On July 26, 2017, President Donald J. Trump announced — via Twitter, of course — that transgender people will be banned from serving in the military in any capacity.

July 26, 2017

Students

Scholars’ Research Challenges College ‘Mismatch’ Theory

Low-income students could have a better shot at upward mobility if they had greater access to more colleges with a record of good student outcomes, but “income segregation” is getting in the way, several scholars argue in a new study.

July 24, 2017

Students

Senators Durbin, Graham Try to Jump-start Dream Act

Two U.S. Senators called on President Donald J. Trump and their fellow lawmakers Thursday to support their bipartisan effort to win passage of the Dream Act.

July 20, 2017

African-American

‘Just in Case,’ Is That Our New Anthem These Days?

In 2017, Black men in America walk a dangerous walk. The relationship between Black men and the police is problematic, at best.

July 17, 2017

Students

Mexican American or Mexican Mexicano?

I remember a student of mine at the University of Arizona once defined himself as a Mexican Mexicano, this in contrast to Mexican American, as was the case for many of his classmates. I understood that identity.

July 17, 2017

HBCUs

When the News of Demise Is Greatly Exaggerated

In the same state, under the same accrediting agency, two schools in the past few years have been on probation, and their media treatment has been very different.

July 11, 2017

Students

National Council of La Raza Changes Its Name to UnidosUS

One of the nation’s oldest civil rights organization has changed its name in an effort to appeal to a younger generation. The National Council of La Raza (NCLR)—known for its advocacy civil rights work on behalf of Hispanic communities—is now called “UnidosUS,” which is translated to mean “united.” The name change is an effort by […]

July 11, 2017

Students

Baylor Settles Lawsuit with Woman Who Alleged Sexual Assault

AUSTIN, Texas — Baylor University has agreed to settle a federal lawsuit with a former student who accused the nation’s largest Baptist school of fostering a “hunting ground for sexual predators” and mishandling her alleged attack in 2015. A settlement notice was filed in federal court in Waco, Texas on Thursday. No details were released, […]

July 9, 2017