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Can Buttigieg Relate?
When Mayor Pete Buttigieg made the comment that his experience as a gay man helps him relate to the struggles of African Americans, I was initially surprised by the reaction. Like many African Americans, he knows what it’s like to … Continue reading
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Tagged " privilege, African Americans, Biden, Buttigieg, disabled, empathy, gay, Harvard, identity, Indiana, inequality, Latinos, minority, poor, presidential campaign, race, race relations, role model, Sanders, social class, South Bend, The Washington Post, U.S. presidential campaign, Warren, White Americans
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Trump or Clinton: My Son Jimmy Explains
Recently, Hillary Clinton described people with disabilities in the U.S. as a group who are “too often invisible, overlooked, and undervalued.” Carol Glazer, President of the National Organization of Disability (NOD), said that this was the first time a presidential … Continue reading
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Tagged African Americans, Asian-Americans, autism, Board of Elections, Carol Glazer, disability, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Latinos, National Organization of Disability, President of the U.S., presidential debate, Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations, voting
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Stereotype Threat Hits Home
For a long time, I have been interested in the idea of stereotype threat, its causes and consequences, and what I can do as a professor to lessen or eliminate it among my students. Stereotype threat, which refers to the … Continue reading
The Classroom Makes Much More Sense Than Starbucks: PART TWO
RACE TOGETHER is an initiative sponsored by Starbucks and USA Today. Simply put, it seeks to stimulate talk about race in America. According to Howard Schultz, Starbucks CEO, it is an “opportunity to begin to re-examine how we can create … Continue reading
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Tagged African Americans, Asians, bean bag, biases, classroom, cultural differences, diversity, ethnicity, Howard Schultz, hygiene, inclusive society, Native Americans, race, Race Together, racial conversations, racial myths, sex, social inequality, sociology, Starbucks, taboo, teacher training, USA Today, White Americans
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Racial Tensions with Police, Privilege, and Perspective: Thirteen “Assets” in My Life
As a white, middle class male who lives in a suburb of Baltimore, I enjoy what Peggy McIntosh refers to as “an invisible package of unearned assets which I can count on cashing in each day.” My interaction with my … Continue reading
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Tagged " racial tensions, "I can't breathe, African Americans, coping fatigue, diversity, Eliis Cose, Erik Garner, gender, Michael Brown, Peggy McIntosh, perspective, police, race, race relations, racism, social class, social distance, socioeconomic status, Trayvon Martin, white privilege, 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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Displaying Diversity Unconsciousness on Halloween
Diversity and humor often don’t mix, especially when they are at someone else’s expense. But when we do this on Halloween, it is somehow OK, at least to some of us. While Halloween is a time of playful fun for … Continue reading
“Group of the Month”
For those of you without “Diversity Calendars,” we are in the midst of National Hispanic Heritage Month. Next month is Disability Awareness Month. However, it is also Polish-American Heritage Month. November is Native-American Heritage Month, followed by _______ month (please … Continue reading
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Tagged African Americans, Black History Month, disability, diversity, diversity calendar, Hispanics, Latinos, Maya Angelou, multiracial, National Disability Awareness Month, National Hispanic Awareness Month, Native American Heritage Month, Native Americans, Polish, Polish-American Heritage Month, stereotype
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