She said the slur during a class discussion about race
http://time.com/4123543/kansas-professor-on-leave-after-using-racial-slur-in-class/
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Hollywood Diversity Is a Special Effect
Don’t for a second think that things are getting better for women and minorities in show business—but it can
People On Twitter Are Threatening To #BoycottStarWarsVII Because Of “White Genocide”
There are a bunch of people on Twitter who are up in arms about a Black character being in the highly anticipated upcoming flick, Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Earlier today, the poster for the seventh Star Wars movie was revealed and the inclusion of a non-White actor – John Boyega – has people on Twitter claiming […]
http://globalgrind.com/2015/10/19/boycott-star-wars-vii-racist/
#IStandWithAhmed Hashtag Protests Arrest of 9th Grader Who Brought Clock to School
A teacher thought it looked like a bomb
http://time.com/4036194/istandwithahmed-ahmed-mohamed-clock-bomb-arrest/
Student Behavior Doesn’t Explain Racial Differences in School Discipline
Last week, I posted about a new report highlighting the racial disparities in school expulsion and suspension in the South. While researching for that piece I came across another study (pg 480) that I really wanted to share: In 1974 two researchers asked roughly 30 1st grade teachers to categorize their male students into four […]
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