By Elaine Ayala Latino Ed Beat A new, large-scale survey on U.S. discrimination has found that more than three-quarters of Latinos believe there is discrimination against Latinos in the United States. And about a third say they’ve directly experienced some…
By Ken Branson Futurity Confronting people who make racist statements may make them to reflect on their behavior and try to avoid repeating such statements, new research suggests. “We found that participants who were confronted felt bad about their…
By Ada M. Wilkinson-Lee ncluido Watching all the recent media reports and discussions about baseball legend Sammy Sosa’s skin bleaching brings back painful memories for me. It began when I was a teen. My mom encouraged me to use…
By Rachel Harrison Futurity Teachers communicate with parents based on their racial and immigrant backgrounds—not just their child’s academic performance—research finds. “The patterns of communication we saw are consistent with stereotypes that teachers may subscribe to different racial and…
By George B. Cunningham The Conversation On Nov. 1, Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller retweeted the results of a poll showing Donald Trump leading Hillary Clinton in Pennsylvania. He did so by referring to the Democratic presidential candidate as…
By Amy Wolf Futurity The biases we hold below the surface influence how we view this election season, says Efrén Pérez, an associate professor of political science and sociology. This “implicit bias” influences our views on major political issues,…
LatinaLista — Hollywood and “the media” have long been blamed for fostering a promotion of negative stereotypes. In turn, viewers who accept these versions of marginalized segments of the population may develop a bias against these groups, either consciously…
LatinaLista — You might have noticed the headline yesterday about how the White House was celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with a concert featuring a carefully selected group of Latino artists – Lila Downs (Mexico), Gloria Estefan (Cuba), Ricky Martin…
LatinaLista — While there are many lessons to be learned from the Trayvon Martin case, there’s one particular (doh) takeaway — people are not equal in this country. It sounds like a very simplistic observation but it’s more profound…
