Race Archive
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August 27, 2019
Academic, Bullying, Civil Rights, Culture, Diversity, Education, Hate Crimes, Human rights, Mental Health, Positive Psychology, Psychology, Race, Social Justice
Prejudice occurs in many forms and can have a significant effect on the well-being of those who experience it—including various aspects of physical and mental health. When this occurs, the ripple effect can reach far beyond those who are directly …
You’ve heard of “driving while black.” That’s the police penalty on black motorists, who get stopped, ticketed and searched more often and for flimsier reasons than white drivers. Then there’s “learning while black, male and with disabilities.” That’s the trifecta …
Image via Patrick Verel According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, more than 115 Americans die every day due to opioid overdose, creating a national crisis affecting public health, social and economic welfare. To fully grasp how opioid addiction has …
Youth Services Insider highly recommends “Walking While Black,” a ProPublica series published this month about the thousands of pedestrian violation tickets issued to people in Jacksonville, Fla., over the past five... By John Kelly This post The Juvenile Segment of ProPublica’s …
FORT MYERS, F.L. – The Lee County NAACP submitted an amended civil rights complaint to the U.S. Department of Education last week, pointing out that students of color are drastically overrepresented in the school-to-prison pipeline as a result of the school …
Written By Ellen Belluomini, LCSW White Responsibility in the Current Culture of Hate was originally published @ Bridging the Digital Divide in Social Work Practice and has been syndicated with permission. Photo by Taymaz Valley
Yeah, I know, the title makes it appear that was what was written on a ticket, but I’d like you to decide what happened that day. It has been a struggle for me to articulate my words over the past …
North Carolina’s federal Middle District Court will consider when new districts are to be drawn and elections to be held WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Supreme Court summarily affirmed a lower court’s decision in Covington v. North Carolina that 28 …
This 22 minutes is definitely worth the time. New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu eloquently describes why New Orleans removed the statues, which weren’t erected immediately after the Civil War to honor the fighters, but to remind all who passed by …
We are living at a time when race is central to the national dialogue about justice and the need to transform our broken justice system is an increasing part of the public consciousness. While much of this conversation is focused …
