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Diverse Classrooms and the “Diversity Gap”
This fall, for the first time in our nation’s history, most public-school students are not White. Rather, data from the National Center for Education Statistics indicate Latinos, Blacks, American Indians, Asians and Pacific Islanders, and biracial students will account for … Continue reading
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Tagged American Indians, Asian and Pacific Islanders, biracial students, Blacks, diversity, diversity gap, education, elementary school, Ferguson, Latinos, Michael Brown, National Center for Education Statistics, secondary school, social studies, teaching, teaching current events, Trayvon Martin
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Silicon Valley: It’s Not Just About Diversity
In the last month, with all of the attention on the glaring lack of diversity among the workforce at Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Apple, and other tech-industry giants, it is easy to become overly fixated on numbers. The demographics of these … Continue reading
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Tagged Apple, Blacks, civil rights, culture of inclusion, diversity, ethnicity, Facebook, gender, inclusion, Jesse Jackson, Latinos, leadership, LinkedIn, race, Silicon Valley, tech-industry, twitter
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Romney’s Republican Re-evaluation: Diversity Unconsciousness
In the aftermath of President Obama’s re-election, much has been written about diversity. Efforts to explain Mitt Romney’s loss have focused attention on his inability to muster significant support from Asians, Blacks, Latinos, gays and lesbians, women, and youth. As … Continue reading
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Tagged Asians, Blacks, cultural landscape, Democrat, diversity, diversity consciousness, gays, Hurricane Sandy, Latinos, lesbians, leveraging diversity, Obama, political constituencies, presidential election, Republican, Republican party platform, Romney, women, youth
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Racism: A More Inclusive View
Racism is one of the most powerful words in the English language. Trouble is, racism tends to conjure up different images in the minds of Whites and Blacks. Consider the circumstances surrounding the death of Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Florida, … Continue reading
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Tagged age, Blacks, gender, James Beard, Jasper, Los Angeles, post-racial society, racism, religion, Rodney King, Sanford, sexual orientation, social marginality, Stand Your Ground Law, Trayvon Martin, Whites
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