December 2011
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Study: Black Children Form Identity Through Race, Not Language; Opposite for Whites
Black children in the same age group tend to form their identity more strongly by the color of their skin than a shared language, according to a new study, while the opposite was true for White children. A study published in the November issue of Developmental Science and conducted by University of Chicago researchers Katherine [...]
African-American churches can make a difference in 2012 presidential election
The 2008 election was a hopeful one for African-Americans in our democracy not because of who was elected, but because of who turned out to vote. We voted at a nearly identical rate to our white neighbors for the first time in U.S. history. In fact, African-American women had the highest turnout rate of any [...]
Evidence Grows That Black Students Are Disciplined at Higher Rates
The disparity between the rate of disciplinary action of African-American students and their white counterparts in the form as suspension and expulsion is apparently widespread and not confined to any one area of the country. Most recently, an analysis by The Washington Post indicated that, in the Washington metropolitan area, Black students are suspended and [...]
Robert Griffin III: African-American QB Comparisons Are Unwarranted and Racist
I I wanted to get one last good look at Robert Griffin III in game action, so I tuned into the Alamo Bowl in which Griffin’s Baylor Bears took on the Washington Huskies in a true offensive show. Usually, I don’t mind the ESPN commentating, but I should have put this game on mute. Every [...]
Kwanzaa and the U.S. political discourse
As we light our red, black and green candles during Kwanzaa—the African-American celebration between December 26 through January 1 that commemorates the Nguzo Saba (The Seven Principles of Liberation)—I think about how these principles can inform and improve our political discourse in the United States. This is especially necessary as we witness the Republican candidates [...]
