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Combating Racial Ignorance: A Long and Winding Road
Throughout our nation’s history, people of different races have displayed just how much we don’t know about each other. And our educational background and social standing don’t necessarily matter all that much. In 1905, Alvin Borgquist, a Clark University graduate … Continue reading
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Tagged African Americans, Alvin Borquest, anti-racism, blind spots, Caucasians, church, church and race, church discussions on race, Clark University, Cornel West, diversity, diversity consciousness, George Floyd, Harvard University, Larry Lane, Minneapolis police, Phillip Milano, police brutality, race, race education, Race Matters, racial division, racial ignorance, racial learning, racial reconciliation, The National Forum on People's Differences, W.E.B. DuBois, Whites
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Do African Americans Cry?
In 1903, W.E.B. Du Bois, noted author, sociologist, and the first African American to earn a Doctorate Degree from Harvard University, received a letter from Alvin Borquest. The White researcher was interested in the subject of crying. He asked the … Continue reading
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Tagged African Americans, Alvin Borquest, bias, Black children, Debra Van Ausdale, Gordon Allport, Harvard University, Kenneth Clark, kindergarten students, Mamie Clark, pre-schoolstudents, race, racial attitudes, racial perceptions, racial preferences, Rebecca Dore, University of Virginia, W.E.B. Du Bois, White children
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Balancing ‘The Wire’
Years ago, I asked a noted scholar about the movie, “The Color Purple.” In the movie, one of the leading characters, an African-American male, is portrayed very negatively. The scholar replied that she had no problem with the way this … Continue reading