#FindVanessaGuillen. As the nation hurdles towards the November 2020 presidential election, Trump’s presidency is unraveling with each new report emerging underscoring his incompetence, corruption, nepotism and, of course, his racism and narcissism. So, he is fighting back the only…
For some, racism is a tangible reality. For others, it’s a nebulous concept. It depends on your personal experience, circle of friends, attitude towards diversity and inclusion, among other factors, that dictate whether or not you believe racism is…
Grim news overnight highlights how risky it is to think we are passed the worst of the novel coronavirus. Across the country, people are not only reveling in being out and shopping at stores, socializing with friends or protesting…
Perhaps one of the most blatant examples of how racism has a historically systemic hold in this country is the KKK, and why it’s never been declared a domestic terrorist group; Global leaders are about to commit something never…
As infuriatingly sad as it is that it took the public murder of George Floyd to wake the world that systemic racism is so entwined in our country’s culture: police culture, institutional educational culture, neighborhood zoning culture, corporate America…
As the criminal element hiding among protesters is being weeded out and more police forces are changing their approach towards peaceful protesters, awareness, dialogue and action are in the baby steps towards meaningful change in this country. Yet, Trump,…
When this should be the week that brings out the best in people, one woman in Iowa epitomizes the worst of what is happening in our country under Trump; Think the gender pay gap is on equal footing? Not…
By Audrey Duc Council on Hemispheric Affairs Although racism is not a new phenomenon in Latin America, the demonstration of racism has appeared in new ways according to the development of the continent. A recent example is Jair Bolsonaro,…
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 Sam Dogen ncluido (Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared on the site Financial Sumarai.) The Financial Samurai In the summer of 1996, I got in my rusty Toyota Corolla hatchback and took off on a five and a…
By Max Pensky and Nadia Rubaii The Conversation There are those who say that comparing President Donald Trump’s rhetoric to that of Adolf Hitler is alarmist, unfair and counterproductive. And yet, there has been no dearth of such…
By Mario Solis Marich ncluido In the movie Casablanca there is a scene in which the local police leader and squishy arm of the Nazi regime, Captain Luis Renault, shuts down “Ricks Cafe Americain”. When asked by the…
By Adam G. Klein The Conversation In late February, the headline of a news commentary website that receives more than 2.8 million monthly visitors announced, “Jews Destroy Another One of Their Own Graveyards to Blame Trump.” The story, inspired…
By Jared Foretek Saving Places For lawyer and author Bryan Stevenson, the United States can’t fully recover from its racial history until it honestly confronts its past. “Truth and reconciliation has always been sequential,” he says. “You can’t get…
By Marisa Treviño LatinaLista The retail mantra “the customer is always right” is a golden rule that retail stores have bent over backwards to accommodate since the beginning of retail but with more aggressive customers verbally abusing staff and…
By Brendan Lynch Futurity A new study finds a correlation between defending racist language and expression as “free speech” and racially prejudicial attitudes and beliefs. “The correlation between using the free speech defense and people’s own racial prejudice is pretty…
By Kelly Lytle Hernandez The Conversation It was not always a crime to enter the United States without authorization. In fact, for most of American history, immigrants could enter the United States without official permission and not fear criminal…
By Christine Alegre Juvenile Justice Information Exchange I used to love America, I believed in the “American dream.” I am the child of Peruvian immigrants who came to America seeking a better life and who, for the most…
By Erika Ebsworth-Goold Futurity More information about guests, not less, might help reduce racial discrimination against people who use services like Airbnb, a new study finds. “We know discrimination exists in the sharing economy,” says Dennis Zhang, assistant…
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…
LatinaLista — From the start of his presidential campaign, President-elect Donald Trump has been accused of inciting violence towards Americans of color by promising his base he would: build a wall along the U.S./Mexican border; ban Muslims from entering the…
By Esther Canty-Barnes The Conversation On Wednesday, July 6, the four-year-old daughter of Diamond Reynolds witnessed the killing of Philando Castile by a Minnesota police officer. She and her mother sat in close proximity to Castile when he was shot. A…
LatinaLista — In 1970, there was a school-wide walkout in Uvalde, Texas because the school board refused to extend the employment contract of a popular elementary teacher, Mr. Josue George Garza. Within a week the number of students participating…
By Natalie Gross Latino Ed Beat It’s been a month since a proposed textbook for Mexican-American studies courses in Texas spurred widespread controversy over allegations of racism and inaccuracy, and ethnic studies advocates who convened at a 200-person summit in San…
LatinaLista — Are young people becoming less kind with one another? Less willing to help each other? Most would say no. After all, one only has to look at the success of the many crowdfunding and social media campaigns….
