Cause and Civility: Minority Group & Racial Discrimination
Janice Ellis, the founder and publisher of USAonRace has written a column for radio, newspaper, and now online for more than thirty years. Ellis believes in the power of words to address problems and issues facing contemporary society. Her goal, through these commentaries, is to inform, provide perspective, and motivate thought and action. Ellis welcomes your comments.
January 15th, 2010
Written by Janice S. Ellis Ph.D. in Cause and Civility with 0 Comments
If Martin Luther King, Jr. were among us today, I am sure he would be flattered and appreciative of all the celebration and commemoration of his life's work. But, chances are, he would much prefer that we live his legacy – that we pick up where he left off to help make the lives of the disenfranchised better, be they black, white, brown, yellow or red; rich or poor, city dweller or farmer, young...
November 21st, 2009
Written by Janice S. Ellis Ph.D. in Cause and Civility with 0 Comments
Thanksgiving is a time to give thanks, but it is also an opportunity to try to help our families and neighbors gain perspective on what must seem like a perpetual sea of unwelcome changes.
Where has our once relatively tranquil and somewhat predictable American way of life gone?
How has and how will the war with Iraq, and possibly Afghanistan change our lives? Will there be more terrorist attacks...
October 22nd, 2009
Written by Janice S. Ellis Ph.D. in Cause and Civility with 0 Comments
The President and Congress demanding no bonus payments, pay cuts, and claw backs of some of the executives of companies who received big government bailouts – and continue to benefit at the egregious exploitation of consumers, taxpayers, investors, and employees, alike – is just not enough.
Horatio Alger, most assuredly, is turning over in his grave with the “rags-to-riches” rise of the...
October 19th, 2009
Written by Janice S. Ellis Ph.D. in Cause and Civility with 0 Comments
Many of us would like to believe that race, and interracial issues are no longer a major problem in this country. However, if we just look around us, we would witness incidents almost on a daily basis that not only whisper, but scream to us that bigotry, prejudice and racism are not just alive and well, but thriving.
What painful reminders that old habits, old ways of thinking, separatist...
October 15th, 2009
Written by Janice S. Ellis Ph.D. in Cause and Civility with 0 Comments
Despite the unprecedented turn out of new and young voters during the last presidential election which resulted in Barack Obama becoming the first African-American president, there is still pervasive cynicism among young people about our government and the political process.
From where does such entrenched cynicism come?
Is there too much reliance on the often unsubstantiated positions and edicts...
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