May 1, 2024 | The Respect Rundown
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 many forms, including direct monetary payments, financial assistance for...
Apr 30, 2024 | The Respect Rundown
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 produced by the New Jersey Courts, “The fairness of a jury’s verdict...
Apr 30, 2024 | The Respect Rundown
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. According to the RAND Corporation, a nonprofit research institute, 18...
Feb 26, 2024 | The Respect Rundown
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 longstanding practice where colleges could consider a person’s race in the...
Feb 26, 2024 | The Respect Rundown
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 concerns. According to the Human Rights Campaign, an advocacy organization...
Feb 26, 2024 | The Respect Rundown
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 largest and fastest-growing immigrant communities in the United...
