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The Respect Rundown
Taking Affirmative Action
by Sylvia Mendoza In 1960, a report from the U.S. Labor Department found that Black workers on average made 60% less than white workers. In 1961, President John F. Kennedy took action, issuing...
African Americans and the Medical Profession: A History of Distrust
by Jodi L. Miller Black people were 1.1 times more likely than their white counterparts to contract Covid-19, 2.8 times more likely to be hospitalized because of it, and two times more likely to die...
From Environmental Racism to Environmental Justice
by Erin Flynn Jay and Jodi L. Miller Can the environment be racist? While the environment may not be racist, government rules and policies, put in place decades ago, have perpetuated what is known...
Racial Wealth Gap Bars American Dream for Some
by Jodi L. Miller Home ownership is the pinnacle of the American dream. Owning a home provides a basis to accrue wealth and a home is an investment that can be passed down through generations. While...
Tackling Racism in Sports
by Emily Pecot The sports world may appear more integrated than other career paths, but Black athletes face racial inequity as well. In the aftermath of the Civil War, Black athletes thrived in some...
The Discriminatory Consequences of America’s War on Drugs
by Michael Barbella At a press conference in 1971 President Richard M. Nixon declared that drug abuse was “public enemy number one” in the United States. “In order to fight and defeat this enemy it...
Reparations for Slavery at a Crossroads
by Sylvia Mendoza How best to make reparations for America’s nearly 250 years of slavery and its remnants has been debated since all enslaved people were emancipated in 1865. Reparations can take...
Addressing Bias in New Jersey’s Jury System
by Daryl E. Lucas One of the guarantees of the Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is the right of the accused to be tried by an impartial jury. According to a video on juror impartiality...
Threading the Information Needle with Divisive Concept Laws
by Phyllis Raybin Emert The history of the United States is complex with many highs and lows in its nearly 250 years. How and what to teach of that history is sparking debates across the country....
Affirmative Action in College Admissions Is Struck Down
by Michael Barbella In June 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling that ended affirmative action in higher education. The Court’s decision reverses decades of legal precedent, ending a...
Transgender Teens Face Discrimination from Gender-Affirming Care Bans
by Sylvia Mendoza The teenage years can be tough for a lot of people—peer pressure, social angst, academics, etc. Transgender youth must navigate those issues too, as well as special healthcare...
Caste Discrimination Comes to the U.S.
by Daryl E. Lucas In recent years, America has seen growing discussions and legal debate on a form of discrimination that has its roots in some communities from the South Asian diaspora, one of the...