Race Issues
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United States Dual Citizenship
Applying for American citizenship requires renunciation of a prior citizenship, but US dual citizenship is recognized and legal. How is this possible?
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The Life of Michael Eric Dyson
Georgi State University held the Martin Luther King Jr. Convocation to honor the recipients of the Martin Luther King Jr.
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Teaching Using Holocaust History
Sixty years have passed since the end of World War II and this generation of secondary school students are the last who wil benefit from first hand Survivor testimony.
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The Swastika, a Brief History
The Swastika, at first thought, represents the terror of the Third Reich, but it has been used as a religious symbol for millennia
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Australia's Blackface Controversy
A poor judgment call from Hey Hey It's Saturday producers plus a decision to invite Harry Connick Jr onto the show resulted in an international incident.
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Denis Goldberg - An African Activist
Whilst much is known about Nelson Mandela and the ANC little is known about a white Jewish South African who fought the oppression and injustices of the Apartheid regime.
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American-Haitians
American-Haitians refer to the group of Haitian students living in the United States who identify more with their local American communities than their Haitian roots.
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Haitian-Americans
The term Haitian-Americans within the context of this article refers to Haitian students who remain steadfast to their Haitian heritiage though they are living in the US.
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Haitians Entering the United States
Haitians-in-transition, Haitians who just entered the United States, tend to face many challenges including tougher standards in the US and familial adjustments.
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Haitians Living in the United States
Most Haitian students living in the United States fit into 1 out of potentially 3 categories depending on their affinity for American versus Haitian culture.
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Racism on 6th Street in Austin, Texas
Many consider Austin, Texas an oasis of enlightenment, thriving in a desert of dumb conservatism. But even in this liberal enclave, an underground racist ethic prevails.
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Racism in China
Blog sites related to current situations in China all seem to have a thread about racism towards black people, by the Chinese, somewhere in the thousands of posts.
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Anti-Semitic Text is Fake
Countless people believe there is a Jewish and Masonic plot to control the world; there is absolutely no truth to the story.
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Black Pioneers in Medicine
Biography of the famous African-American pediatric neurosurgeon who overcame poverty and early disadvantages to become a leading figure in the medical field.
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Race and Emergency Calls
Lucia Whalen, on July 16, 2009, witnessed what looked like a break-in and made an emergency call that led to Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr.'s arrest.
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The Origin of the Handshake
Apart from the spoken word, there are many different methods of greething which have originated across different cultures involving gesture and body language..
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Giving Advice to a Harvard Professor
Using knowledge and forethought Dr. Gates has an opportunity to educate Americans to be better in the area of race and minority relations with the police.
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Henry Louis Gates Jr. Should Not Sue
As a potential teachable moment in America's history, Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. could show uncommon courage by not seeking a legal remedy.
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America's Debt to Paul Cuffee
As a shipping magnet and community leader, Paul Cuffee helped influence American colonial perspectives on how people of color should be accepted and treated in society.
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President Obama Entwined in Racial Row
President Obama's politically divisive remarks about Harvard Professor Henry Gates' Cambridge arrest highlighted the subliminal problems of racial tension within the USA.
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Stereotypes of Minorities in the Media
Stories about America's cities that feature minorities involved in crime, drugs and gangs are usually the norm for the nightly news broadcast or in online news headlines.
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Race as a Social Construct
Just as money only has value because members of modern society agree that it does, racial classifications and the stigmas attached with them are similarly constructed.
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Displacement of the Urban Poor
Interstate highways and urban renewal programs often destroyed inner city housing units which inadvertently segregated urban neighborhoods throughout the country.
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Suburbs and Race
The urban exodus of the American white-middle class exposed the underlying racism that spatially transformed American cities.
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Hospital Deaths in N.Y. and L.A. Shameful
As the U.S. debates the future of a universal health care program, two deaths in 2008 that engendered shock and disbelief should be remembered for the pain they caused.
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U.S. Majority-Minority States
Including the District of Columbia, four states have a higher minority population than that of the traditional majority population in the U.S.
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Racial Disparities in U.S. Health Care
Minorities in the U.S. tend to have more health problems. That disturbing trend has many health care executives questioning the viability of the current system.
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How to Stop Intolerance in America
"With Liberty and Justice For All"! America's past has been anything but what it claims in this phrase extracted from the pledge of allegiance.
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