Click here to read an ongoing series of interviews with philosophers on race by George Yancy, philosophy professor at Emory University.
Tag: African Americans
Color-Blindness Is Counterproductive
Many sociologists argue that ideologies claiming not to see race risk ignoring discrimination.
Round-Up: A Few Worthwhile Thoughts On Rachel Dolezal
INFOGRAPHIC: The Rhetorical (De)evolution of Affirmative Action
COMIC: A Concise History Of Black-White Relations In The United States
AUDIO: This American Life – The Problem We All Live With
A two part series about how the racial integration of schools is a reform that has been shown to really improve the education for minority children, but that people have apparently given up on. It discusses the case of a school district in Normandy, Missouri (where Michael Brown studied), which accidentally happened upon an integration program.
MAP: 37 maps that explain how America is a nation of immigrants
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“American politicians, and Americans themselves, love to call themselves “a nation of immigrants”: a place where everyone’s family has, at some point, chosen to come to seek freedom or a better life. America has managed to maintain that self-image through the forced migration of millions of African slaves, restrictive immigration laws based on fears of “inferior” races, and nativist movements that encouraged immigrants to assimilate or simply leave.
But while the reality of America’s immigrant heritage is more complicated than the myth, it’s still a fundamental truth of the country’s history. It’s impossible to understand the country today without knowing who’s been kept out, who’s been let in, and how they’ve been treated once they arrive.”
The Colour of Our Shame
Chris Lebron interviewed by Richard Marshall: Click here.
A Couple Who See Race Clearly
“Christopher and Laura Castoro celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary on June 8. In 2000, he retired as the director of transportation for a chemical and technology company. She is an author (also writing under her maiden name, Laura Parker) who writes, among other things, romance novels, including “Love on the Line,” “Rose of the Mists,” “A Rose in Splendor” and “The Secret Rose.” The couple lives in Fort Worth. They have three adult children and nine grandchildren. A condensed and edited version of our conversation follows…”
