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- Richard Bucher on Why Howard U: A White Guy Explains (Part Two of Two)
- Barbara B. Murray, EdD on Why Howard U: A White Guy Explains (Part Two of Two)
- Richard Bucher on Is Life Fair?
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- Ueritta G. Crocker on Why Howard?
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Why Howard?
Howard’s been in the news quite a bit lately, in large part due to Kamala Harris. After Joe Biden tapped the California Senator to join him as VP on the Democratic presidential ticket, Harris talked at length about her past … Continue reading
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Tagged Baltimore, Baltimore City Community College, Chris Rock, Democratic Presidential ticket, diversity, E. Franklin Frazier, Faustine Jones, From Exclusion to Inclusion, G. Franklin Edwards, Guyana, HBC, historically black college, Howard University, Institute for Intercultural Understanding, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, race, Ralph Gomes, sociology, The Hilltop, The Illtop, The Journal of Negro Education, Washington D.C.
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“Race Talks” With Our Children: What Works Best?
Recently, much has been written about how we talk to our children about race and racism. In discussing this on NPR’s “All Things Considered,” Host Michel Martin asks Professor Jennifer Harvey, author of Raising White Kids: Bringing Up Children in … Continue reading
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Tagged "All Things Considered", "Roots, Alex Haley, Attallah Shabazz, Baltimore, Baltimore City Community College, Black Lives Matter, child and parent, conversations about race, cops, Cornel West, diversity, George Floyd, Jennifer Harvey, law enforcement, Malcolm X, Maryland basketball, Michel Martin, NPR, OJ Simpson, race, Race Matters, race relations, racism, Rodney King, slavery, sociology, South Carroll High School, value of diversity, White children, white parents
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Pandemic Jobs: Essential & Prestigious?
Of the following jobs, which has the highest prestige in the U.S.? Lawyer Farmer Janitor Nurse Child care worker Of the following jobs, which is (are) considered essential during the pandemic in the U.S.? Lawyer Farmer Janitor Nurse Child care … Continue reading
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Tagged child care worker, college professor, COVID, COVID-19, economic changes, education, essential jobs, farmer, firefighters, gender essential jobs, grocery employees, health-care workers, instacart, janitor, jobsecurity, lawyer, nurse, occupational prestige, pandemic, police, public perception, social changes, social surveys, sociology, training, women
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Keeping Your Distance: Nothing New
It’s no surprise that social distancing has suddenly become part of our everyday vocabulary, considering that close human-to-human contact maximizes the spread of the coronavirus. In the last month, this concept has blown up on social media and has evolved … Continue reading
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Tagged African Americans, autistic, Canadians, Chinese, coronavirus, COVID-19, Emory Bogardus, emotional closeness, geographical distance, Hindus, history, immigrants, Lydia Bourouiba, MIT, Muslims, pandemic, prejudice, segregation, social distance, social distance scale, social isolation, social media, sociology, The Washington Post, transgender
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Notice re blog:
There will be no blog this month (December). Starting next month, I will return to writing about the subject of diversity and many of the issues addressed in my teaching, writing, research, and speaking. While I’ll periodically touch on the … Continue reading
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Tagged autism, Colgate University, culture, disability, diversity, diversity awareness, diversity consciousness, diversity skills, gender, gender identity, Howard University, intersectionality, New York University, race, religion, sexual orientation, social class, sociology
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Inclusion is Harder, Not Easier
Recently, I was reading a new book by the mother of an adult son with autism. On the back cover, she describes how reading her book will change us. First, she says, it will “convince you inclusion is easier than … Continue reading
Autism: Nonconformity Can Be a Good Thing
When I introduce the chapter “Social Groups” in my sociology class, I explain to my students that I’m going to conduct an experiment to examine their visual perception. Then, I conveniently ask one of my students to do me a … Continue reading
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Tagged Asch experiment, autism, autism spectrum, deviance, diversity, nonconformity, social conformity, sociology, Solomon Asch, temple grandin
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College, Race, and the Leadership Void At the Top
When I attended Colgate University, I remember Black students taking over the administration building. They camped out in the hallways and offices and refused to let administrators in until their demands were met. That was almost fifty years ago. Now, … Continue reading
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Tagged chilly climate, Colgate University, college presidents, cultural encapsulation, diversity officer, diversity training, higher education, inclusion, race, racial intolerance, racial minorities, racial sensitivity, racism, sociology, Wilbur Wright College
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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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