LatinaLista — It’s sometimes said, to paraphrase a popular saying, that racism is in the eye of the beholder. That’s certainly the case over the last few years where lawsuits have been filed against universities and businesses implementing diversity initiatives. One of the reasons the ones lodging the complaint may not see it as racism [...]
Latino and Black male students at the mercy of a segregated and suspension-focused school system
LatinaLista — Though pundits, mainstream media and the political parties themselves have been obsessed over the push-and-pull direction of the Latino vote in this presidential election, one of the real issues that matters is being ignored — kinda. The issue is the future of the Latino community and the nation. Not as it relates to today’s [...]
Rodolfo Acuña: Diversity. The illusion of inclusion
By Rodolfo F. Acuña LatinaLista (Editor’s Note: The following is a presentation Prof. Acuña gave at California State University East Bay on May 16, 2012 at its Third Annual Diversity Day.) It is only the second time I have been to California State University East Bay, formerly California State University Hayward. I am not going [...]
The browning of America doesn’t hold up in losing job market
LatinaLista — Today’s Bureau of Labor Statistic’s employment report was not good news for Latinos. The report showed that the unemployment rate among Latinos edged up in May to now stand at 11 percent. Though the unemployment rate among Latinos, compared to blacks, is lower, that it went up at all is troubling. In fact, [...]
The release of K-12 Common Core State Standards is a boon for students of color
LatinaLista — The U.S. Census reported last month that the national mover rate increased from 11.9 percent in 2008 (a record low rate since the U.S. Census Bureau began tracking the data in 1948) to 12.5 percent in 2009. The analysis with data from Geographical Mobility: 2009 found that: Generally, people with incomes below the [...]
Arizona’s new law makes it “open season” on the state’s Latino population
LatinaLista — A disgusting story has emerged from Paris, Texas. It seems at a company called Turner Industries it was “open season” on black workers. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission found evidence that black workers were harassed with Confederate flags, nooses and death threats by some white employees. “I’ve been called colored boy, coon, monkey,” [...]