Word: racism
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...race, for even the noblest of ends, still remains a contention topic, particularly amongst modern social scientists who rail against race as a mere social construct. A post-racial America may eventually be realized, but the current moment in American society is still fraught with racism and race-consciousness. Until race-neutral policies are able to yield fair and equal opportunities in education, we must be attentive to the reality of de facto segregation, especially in education. Only when these persistent, gaping inequities in public education and school resources subside can education truly become the “great equalizer...
...resign and calling the charges and subsequent investigation “a conspiracy and witch-hunt by certain current and former members of the Teachers College community.” Though Constantine is one of only two tenured black women at the school, Horowitz dismissed allegations of racism. “The college has zero tolerance for racism, discrimination, or prejudice of any kind,” Horowitz said. “And the college says that racism had no bearing on the way the investigation was conducted or on the findings.” This is not the first...
...United States, racism is the big elephant in the middle of the room. No one wants to acknowledge its existence. People skirt around the elephant to avoid bumping a trunk or treading on a large toenail. But, despite their game of pretending otherwise, its existence threatens to bring the whole building down. However, at other times, a person knocks down a painting or puts a hole in the plaster but blames it on the elephant. This is called playing the race card. Richard Thompson Ford’s new book, “The Race Card: How Bluffing about Bias...
...things O'Reilly has taken issue with is Clooney's involvement in the crisis in Darfur, saying it's reverse racism from someone who didn't care about the Arabs being killed by Saddam Hussein. Clooney got interested in Darfur in 2005 after the campaign for Oscar votes for Syriana and Good Night, and Good Luck made him feel dirty. "You're campaigning for yourself. To compete for art," he says. His dad was also dejected and angry after losing an election for Congress, and Clooney had been reading about the lack of attention being given to Darfur...
...them about two recent books, both written by African-American journalists, that argue that today's black athletes have largely abdicated their social responsibility. There's no compelling need for it, says Pierce. "We don't have to deal with a lot of racism. It's not as open and as broad as it was back in the day. And that's why there's not as many of us who step in that position." Each of them has done noble charitable work, but Allen argues that a big paycheck doesn't equate with a platform. "You could have made...