Race Relations
Conversation Of The Week XIX: Understanding The White Supremacist Consciousness And Identity
Each week, the White Privilege Conference and the Matrix Center for the Advancement of Social Equity and Inclusion, housed at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs (UCCS), hosts a half hour radio show called Intersections Radio that features an interview with a different author, scholar, and/or speaker.
Who Said We Do Not Need To Have A Dialogue About Race And Racism In This Country?
What will it take for race, racism, and race relations to become as much a part of the issues to discuss as healthcare, housing, and employment?
One can hardly consider themselves current with anything going on in this country, or their own communities, if they are unaware or oblivious to the incidents that occur all too often that are at a minimum insensitive, a show of ignorance, lack of concern, or downright racist or bigoted.
I can hardly consult any news outlet today, without confronting several reports of some racist or race-related incident.
Being Neighborly Begins At Home
Last week, my daughter looked at me with her wide innocent eyes and asked, "Mommy, what does it mean to be neighborly?"
After careful consideration, I said, "It means to look out for your neighbors and the people around you." She replied, "Well, isn't that the most obvious thing in the world? They are our neighbors after all."
I explained that being neighborly extends beyond just the people who live near her, and involves being empathetic to anyone she may come across.
Orientalism With All Its Meaning: Islam, Buddhism, Christianity & More
In The Mystery of the Ivory Charm, fictional sleuth Nancy Drew encounters an “oily” and “cumbersomely turbaned” Hindu named Rai. Rai, a circus performer, comes from India “the land of mystery,” and practices a faith described as “very superstitious, a cult, and not normal.” In this action-packed mystery, Nancy Drew, representing Western “rationality,” rescues the young maharajah Rai has helped kidnap and recovers a treasure of valuable jewels.
Will You Accept The Baton In The Race To Achieve Equality?
As we pause to celebrate the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., a dedicated and determined fighter — and undoubtedly the most well known — in the fight for racial equality, one thing should be abundantly clear: That through it all, African-Americans, along with their fellow-Americans, have much to celebrate. The intellectual capital, blood, sweat, toil, tears, and ultimately his life helped to make America what it is today.
The 2012 Presidential Election, Race Relations, And A Recovering Economy
With the election of President Barack Obama, there are many of us who would like to believe that race and interracial issues are no longer a major problem in this country. But if we just look around us, we would witness incidents almost on a daily basis that whisper or scream to us that bigotry, prejudice, and racism are not just alive and well, but thriving.
Conversation Of The Week XIII Fall 2011-2012: Is Everyone Really Equal?
Each week, the White Privilege Conference and the Matrix Center for the Advancement of Social Equity and Inclusion, housed at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs (UCCS), hosts a half hour radio show called Intersections Radio that features an interview with a different author, scholar, and/or speaker.
Issue Of The Week XIII Fall 2011-2012: Addressing Institutionalized Racism In Education Is Required To Close Achievement Gap
A federal study released last week on the achievement gap between black and white students in the nation’s major urban school systems paints a dismal picture. According to the statistics from the National Assessment of Educational Progress, considered the nation’s report card, in most major urban areas there has been little or no progress in closing the gap.
Heart Health And Minorities
Three years ago, I celebrated my thirtieth birthday. I also celebrated the fact that I would have to start viewing life, and the choices I made very differently. A series of unbearable headaches, a serious loss of energy, and a routine blood pressure reading had determined that I had hypertension. My physician informed me that I was going to have to change my relationship with diet and exercise, and reevaluate what was best for my heart. What was best for my heart? I felt too young to be hearing this, but it was a reality. For thirty years, I had taken this for granted.
The Influx Of India’s Students Into American Colleges Increases
Americans, it seems are not as intent as foreigners, when it comes to getting into a top-notch college. It could be that some of our most successful entrepreneurs — Bill Gates and Steven Jobs to name but a few — exceeded their wildest financial dreams without ever obtaining a college degree.
