Word: racial
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...fact that theirs [blacks’] intelligence is the same as ours—whereas the testing says not really” is clearly out of line. Interracial differences in intelligence have little basis in scientific fact and Watson’s flippant statement solely serves to exacerbate racial tension. For that matter, this is not the first time that Watson’s somewhat radical views have made headlines: In 2003 he received flak for arguing that women should be allowed to abort fetuses if genetic testing reveals they have a predisposition for homosexuality. But while Watson would...
...assimilation: first, acculturation to the majority’s traditions and way of life, followed by socioeconomic advancement and gaining of access to major institutions, and finalized when ethnicity is no longer a salient issue. This claim can be backed up by examining the incidence of intermarriage, which in racial theory is often viewed as the final stage of assimilation (interracial intimate relations are expected to increase with weakening ethnic attachments). True to form, Asians have the highest overall intermarriage rates in the nation...
...control over a large part of our experience.” Ayogu said he was surprised by Smith’s receptiveness. “I thought, you know, after he had a committee that was all white, he wouldn’t have been so in tune to racial issues,” Ayogu said. Smith told the students that some of the faculty members under consideration for the deanship are members of minority groups and that he did not want to include potential top contenders on the advisory committee, according to Ayogu and Vice President of the Black...
Climenko Professor of Law Charles J. Ogletree, Jr. urged Congress last Tuesday to investigate racial inequalities in the nation’s education and justice systems, and said the federal government should pressure states to rectify these inequalities. Speaking in front of the House Judiciary Committee, Ogletree—who is an advisor to the lawyers of the six black students controversially indicted in Jena, La. earlier this year—said that the Jena case highlights larger problems in the American legal and education systems. “Jena’s most important role is in lending drama...
...assistant secretary in the Department of Health and Human Services. He first ran for governor in 2003 at the age of 32, losing by a mere four percentage points to current Democratic Governor Kathleen Blanco. That defeat was attributed to his relative lack of elective experience and the potential racial discomfort in the state's rural north. Blanco, whose fortunes fell rapidly after the perceived bungling of her administration during and following Katrina, decided not to run for reelection, leaving the race open for Jindal, who led the field practically since he announced his candidacy...