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Trans-racial Family Gets Double-Takes ‘Everywhere We Go’
By NPR Rachel Garlinghouse and her husband, Steve are both white, and they’ve adopted three kids — two girls and a boy — who are African-American. “We get double-takes everywhere we go,” Garlinghouse tells NPR’s Rachel Martin. “You have to … Continue reading
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Tagged adoption, african american, family, parenting, race
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Twelve Tips All Educators Must Know About Educating African American and Latino Students
By Quassan Castro In order to achieve success in the classroom with African American and Latino students, the educator must understand the population that he/she teaches, as well as consistently analyze if his/her teaching practices are effective. If you do not understand … Continue reading
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Tagged African Americans, bias, discrimination, education, Hispanics, race, school, stereotypes, teachers
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12 Years a Slave and the roots of America’s shameful past
By Andrew Anthony Directed by the British artist and film-maker Steve McQueen, 12 Years a Slave has gained almost universal critical praise. In his review for the New Yorker, David Denby echoed the consensus opinion when he described it as … Continue reading
Passing for white and straight: How my looks hide my identity
By Koa Beck I first became aware of my passing as a young child confronted with standardized testing. My second grade teacher had walked us through where to write our names in capital letters and what bubbles to fill in … Continue reading
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Tagged african american, biracial, LGBT, life, race, sexuality
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Wall Street Journal Op-Ed Bemoans The End Of White Rule In The United States
By Adam Peck There are a lot of problems in Washington, D.C these days, but not many solutions to them. Inefficiency, an allergy to cooperation, and stiff resistance to pragmatism have all ground the federal government to a stand-still. But … Continue reading
Bill Bratton seeks good community relations to make stop-and-frisk work
By Rory Carroll If Bill Bratton’s record in Los Angeles is any guide, New York will see little dramatic reduction in the police tactic of stop-and-frisk but improved targeting and community relations will soothe resentment. New Yorks newly named police … Continue reading
Reggie Jackson: “Race is always on my mind, even today”
Reggie Jackson as told to Davis Daley When things were hard in New York, with Billy Martin or the tabloids or teammates, George Steinbrenner asked my dad to call me and offer some guidance. My dad gave me practical, pragmatic … Continue reading
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Tagged advice, african american, baseball, Billy Martin, George Steinbrenner, Hall of Famer, home runs, life, New York, New York Yankees, race, Reggie Jackson, Yankees
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Tagged crime, mass shootings, race, United States, violence
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It’s time to take the white savior out of slavery narratives
By Daniel Jose’ Older In December of 1836, black abolitionist David Ruggles boarded a Portuguese slave ship in the New York harbor, freed its captives and had the white captain arrested. Tensions still ran high in the city from two … Continue reading →