Tag: Racism
Many hate crimes never make it into the FBI’s database
Sophie Bjork-James, Vanderbilt University
The FBI’s latest numbers showed a 17 percent increase in reported hate crimes in 2017.
But what does this actually say about...
How anti-black bias in white men hurts black men’s health
Shervin Assari, University of Michigan
Researchers have documented “large, pervasive and persistent” racial inequalities in the U.S. Inter-group relations are among the factors that contribute...
What the racial equality movement can learn from the global fight...
Mustafa Ozbilgin, Brunel University London
Full equality might remain a distant goal, but the gender equality movement has made considerable progress internationally. The same cannot...
Out of Matthew Shepard’s tragic murder, a commitment to punishing hate...
Lara Schwartz, American University School of Public Affairs
On an October night in 1998, Matthew Shepard, a 21-year-old student at the University of Wyoming, was...
‘Coming of Age in Mississippi’ still speaks to nation’s racial discord,...
Leigh Ann Wheeler, Binghamton University, State University of New York
Most memoirs are soon forgotten.
A rare exception is Anne Moody’s “Coming of Age in Mississippi,”...
On the Supreme Court, difficult nominations have led to historical injustices
Calvin Schermerhorn, Arizona State University
Far from being unusual, the hurried and partisan Supreme Court confirmation process for Brett Kavanaugh mirrors several notable examples of...
Are today’s white kids less racist than their grandparents?
Margaret Hagerman, Mississippi State University
In America’s children, we often see hope for a better future, especially when it comes to reducing racism.
Each new generation...
Black student activists face penalty in college admissions
Ted Thornhill, Florida Gulf Coast University
Back when I taught at a predominantly white, selective liberal arts college, I came across a book called “Acting...
EXPLORING NATURE
New study measures titanium in Apollo rock to uncover Moon’s early chemistry
Advik D. Vira, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emily First, Macalester College
The Earth and the Moon may look...
