Search Results

#politics Today, many of us know precious little about what happened during those years. But, regardless of its brevity, Reconstruction remains one of the most pivotal eras in the history of race relations in American history —­ and probably the most misunderstood.

#whiteprivilege Racism is related to policies preferences and behaviors that adversely affect blacks and appear related to a fear of blacks (e.g., increased policing, death penalty). This study examined whether racism is also related to gun ownership and opposition to gun controls in US whites. The most recent data from the American National Election Study, a large representative US sample, was used to test relationships between racism, g un ownership, and opposition to gun control in US whites. Explanatory variables known to be related to gun ownership and gun control opposition (i.e., age, gender, education, income, conservatism, anti-government sentiment, southern vs. other states, political identification) were entered in logistic regression models, along with measures of racism, and the stereotype of blacks as violent. Outcome variables included; having a gun in the home, opposition to bans on handguns in the home, support for permits to carry concealed handguns.

#abroad Which leads to the question: How much does racism play in our water crisis in Canada? Is the situation here Flint, Mich., writ large? Based on the best available evidence, it’s difficult to conclude otherwise.

#housing The National Consumer Law Center in 2018 joined the Connecticut Fair Housing Center in a lawsuit against Liberty Bank, alleging the company was redlining black and Latino neighborhoods in Hartford and New Haven. There are many other cases of applicants being denied a home loan because of their race, said Nikitra Bailey, executive vice president at the Center for Responsible Lending. Bailey pointed to a 2018 investigation by the advocacy group finding that black, Latino and Asian applicants were turned away for loans at a higher rate than whites in many U.S. cities.

#media Analysis: Media Have Hypocritical Double Standard on Trump vs BLM Protests

#education Images of people in blackface, racist language and students dressed in traditional Native American and Asian attire were found by the North Texas Daily in University of North Texas yearbooks spanning from 1950 to 1963. The Daily began looking at UNT's yearbooks after USA Today published a story in which a team looked at 900 yearbooks from 120 colleges across the country. Denton Record-Chronicle Blackface,UNT,racist

#sport Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune Real Salt Lake center back Nedum Onuoha has been outspoken about racism back home in England. In the offseason, Onuoha who worked as an analyst for BBC Manchester and was at the game where Manchester City star Raheem Sterling was accosted with racist slurs at Chelsea's Stamford Bridge. It's an ongoing system trend in worldwide soccer.

#abroad Wortley said this likely means black people are more likely to be charged for the same behavior than white people. The charge rate for black males with cannabis offences was four times higher than for white males, even though there's no evidence that black people use more cannabis than white people.

#religion Social justice is a core value of the social work profession; in recent years it has also has become a topic of debate in many Christian denominations. Yet, researchers know little about how Christian laypersons conceptualize and engage the topic of social justice.

#housing A study conducted in Los Angeles found that institutional racism is a major cause of homelessness among black Angelenos. The report, which was released by LAHSA’s Ad Hoc Committee on Black People Experiencing Homelessness, highlights how structural racism, discrimination, and unconscious bias in housing, employment, criminal justice, and child welfare policies have led to overrepresentation of Black people experiencing homelessness. Source The report also provides 67 recommendations to create a broad framework that will advance equity and eliminate disparities that impact Black people experiencing homelessness across LA County. Source The report identified institutional racism as the leading cause of black homelessness and offered recommendations to help advance equity among the homeless people of Los Angeles. City leaders, including Mayor Eric Garcetti, discussed the report and solutions at the California African American Museum on Monday.

#justicesystem "The great generation of World War II defeated Hitler alongside the Japanese empire and its illusion of racial purity," Gravely said. "If we allow white supremacist terrorism to go unidentified and unchallenged, we will have destroyed the great generation's legacy."

#sports The International Journal of the History of Sport ‘An Outrage, Not Athletics’: Apartheid and South African–United States Rugby Relations, 1976–1990