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| LIF | Widening Racial Gap Exists in Key Factors for Economic Well-Being
"With President Obama now approaching six months in office, some have suggested that we have gone beyond race as a major dividing line in society. Yet nothing could be further from the truth," says Mark R. Rank, Ph.D., professor of social work at Washington University in St. Louis.
Race and Social Problems | 16-Jul-2009
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| LIF | "With All Deliberate Speed? Massive Resistance in Virginia"
The conference, in recognition of the coincidence of the inauguration of the nation's first African-American president and the 50th anniversary of the beginning of the end of Massive Resistance in Virginia, will explore the events of the time and analyze how the commonwealth has evolved since the Massive Resistance era. | 13-Jul-2009
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| LIF | To Teach About Social Justice, Understand Injustice, Educator Says
An initial examination of how teachers understand and teach about social justice confirmed that “it is critical that teachers understand social injustice before teaching about social justice,” according to University of Arkansas educator Sung Choon Park.
American Educational Research Association | 27-May-2009
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| LIF | Expert Talks on Supreme Court Voting Rights Case
“This is the most significant case the Supreme Court has heard involving voting rights in many, many years,” says Professor Michael Jude Pitts. “Section 5's survival is at stake. Minority voters stand to lose some of the significant advances that have been made over the last several decades.”
Expert available | 28-Apr-2009
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| LIF | Rethinking Integration at the University
Dr. Anthony Stewart, an Associate Professor of English at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, has penned a pointed critique of the university system and the challenges evident in integration at post secondary institutions.
You Must be a Basketball Player - Rethinking Integration at the University | 24-Mar-2009
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| LIF | Glenn Greenwald and Amy Goodman Win Independent Media Award
The Park Center for Independent Media (PCIM) at Ithaca College has announced that its first annual Izzy Award for special achievement in independent media will be shared this year by two pillars of independent journalism: blogger Glenn Greenwald and “Democracy Now!” host/executive producer Amy Goodman. | 13-Mar-2009
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| LIF | After the Celebration, a Historian Takes a Clear-eyed Look at Lincoln
Is the popular notion of Abraham Lincoln as the Great Emancipator—a civil rights champion 200 years ahead of his time—historically accurate, or was the real man inextricably a product of the culture, politics and realities of his day? A new book by historian Paul Escott challenges romanticized views of Lincoln.
‘What Shall We Do with the Negro?’ Lincoln, White Racism, and Civil War America. | 13-Feb-2009
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| LIF | The Obama Effect: Researchers Cite President’s Role in Reducing Racism
President Obama spurred a dramatic change in the way whites think about African-Americans before he had even set foot in the Oval Office, according to a new study. | 12-Feb-2009
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| LIF | Q&A With Psychologist on Racial Attitudes -- In Honor of Black History Month
John Dovidio, a professor at Yale University, has studied issues of social power and social relations, both between groups and between individuals. His work explores both conscious (explicit) and unconscious (implicit) influences on how people think about, feel about and behave toward others based on group membership. He has conducted research on “aversive racism,” a contemporary subtle form of prejudice, and on techniques for reducing conscious and unconscious biases. | 10-Feb-2009
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| LIF | Q&A With Psychologist on Health Disparities Among Ethnic Minorities -- In Honor of Black History Month
Bertha Holliday, APA’s senior director for ethnic minority affairs, leads the association’s efforts to increase the scientific understanding of how culture affects relationships and how ethnicity influences behaviors. A main focus for her office is to promote research that identifies behaviors that contribute to diseases that disproportionately affect the health and life span of African-Americans, as well as other ethnic minorities. Holliday, who holds a doctorate in psychology from the University of Texas at Austin, sees psychologists as instrumental in changing these behaviors and developing policies to eliminate the disparities in health care for these populations.
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