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Why It’s Hard to Talk about Race
Dr. Robin DiAngelo explains why white people implode when talking about race. I am white. I have spent years studying what it means to be white in a society that proclaims race meaningless, yet is deeply divided by race. This […]Warning: A non-numeric value encountered in /home/smchigho/public_html/resources/wp-content/themes/AegaeusWP/includes/theme-likes.php on line 72
Why Are People Racist?
Why are people racist? If we’re all part of the human race, why are people racist? After all, there are no biological differences between people. No race is superior or inferior to another. We’re all the same. There are many […]Warning: A non-numeric value encountered in /home/smchigho/public_html/resources/wp-content/themes/AegaeusWP/includes/theme-likes.php on line 72
Let’s talk race: a teacher tells students not to be ‘color-blind’
Let’s talk race: a teacher tells students not to be ‘color-blind’ Author: Meghan L Mills , Assistant Professor of Sociology, Birmingham-Southern College Following the recent events featured in the media such as the riots in Baltimore that came after the fatal […]Warning: A non-numeric value encountered in /home/smchigho/public_html/resources/wp-content/themes/AegaeusWP/includes/theme-likes.php on line 72
A Politically Correct Lexicon
Your ‘how-to’ guide to avoid offending anyone By Joel Bleifuss In the late ’70s, “politically correct,” “PC” for short, entered the public lexicon. Folks on the left used the term to dismiss views that were seen as too rigid and, […]Warning: A non-numeric value encountered in /home/smchigho/public_html/resources/wp-content/themes/AegaeusWP/includes/theme-likes.php on line 72
Polish Immigration
Poland, the seventh largest country in Europe, occupies an area of 120,727 square miles—some-what larger than the state of Nevada. Located in east-central Europe, it is bordered to the east by Russia and the Ukraine, the Czech Republic and Slovakia […]Warning: A non-numeric value encountered in /home/smchigho/public_html/resources/wp-content/themes/AegaeusWP/includes/theme-likes.php on line 72
Irish Immigrants
Irish Immigrants in the United States By Kevin Kenny Irish immigrants had a rough start in the United States, stuck in urban poverty and taunted by some of their neighbors. They and their descendants overcame the obstacles and prevailed. Kevin […]Warning: A non-numeric value encountered in /home/smchigho/public_html/resources/wp-content/themes/AegaeusWP/includes/theme-likes.php on line 72
Italian Immigration
More Italians have migrated to the United States than any other Europeans. Poverty, overpopulation, and natural disaster all spurred Italian emigration. Beginning in the 1870s, Italian birthrates rose and death rates fell. Population pressure became severe, especially in Il Mezzogiorno, […]Site Visitors Map
