by courageousadmin | Nov 21, 2018 | Race
By Kari Paul—Oct. 11 2018 When Christine, at 25-year-old student who identifies as queer began to do rounds at local health clinics where she attends medical school in Missouri, she felt she had to keep much of her personal life obscured. “Working in a very...
by courageousadmin | Nov 21, 2018 | Race
By Tom Perkins—Oct. 4 2018 Just days after Founders Brewing Co. decided it’s cool with supporters of state-sponsored homophobia, it’s been revealed that the Grand Rapids-based brewer is being sued in federal court over alleged racial discrimination. A...
by courageousadmin | Nov 21, 2018 | Race
By Martha Hostetter and Sarah Klein—Sept. 27 2018 It’s been 15 years since the publication of the Institute of Medicine’s Unequal Treatment report, which synthesized a wide body of research demonstrating that U.S. racial and ethnic minorities are less likely to...
by courageousadmin | Sep 26, 2018 | Race
By Cory Collins—Sept. 1 2018 Today, white privilege is often described through the lens of Peggy McIntosh’s groundbreaking essay “White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack.” Originally published in 1988, the essay helps readers recognize white privilege by...
by courageousadmin | Sep 20, 2018 | Race
By Alvin Chang—Aug. 30, 2018 I first heard about the “penalty” my junior year of high school. I was sitting in an SAT prep class because I had barely broken 1000 on my first practice SAT. During a snack break, another Asian kid in the class said to me, “You know we...
by courageousadmin | Sep 20, 2018 | Race
By Linn Washington Jr.—June 13, 2018 The day after Starbucks closed thousands of its coffee shops across America to conduct training for its employees to increase awareness about racial biases, Holly Morales attended a program at Philadelphia’s African-American...
by courageousadmin | Aug 28, 2018 | Race
By Bloomberg Law – Staff Reports—June 6, 2018 Kansas City, Kan., recently joined dozens of municipalities across the country protecting the LGBT community from discrimination at work. While Kansas City is one of the latest cities to expand anti-discrimination...
by courageousadmin | Aug 23, 2018 | Race
By Giselle Castro Growing up in a Peruvian and Colombian household, I was used to being around family members who had indigenous features like myself. With tan skin, thick black hair and dark features, I never felt a need to look differently, and have always been...
by courageousadmin | Aug 23, 2018 | Race
By Christopher Vourlias—May 17 2018 Frustrated with the lack of diversity and inclusion in the French film industry, 16 black actresses took to the red carpet in Cannes on Wednesday night, staging a protest against racism just days after 82 women, led by Cannes jury...
by courageousadmin | Aug 23, 2018 | Race
By Angela Hanks, Danyelle Solomon and Christian E. Weller—Feb. 21, 2018 Wealth—the measure of an individual’s or family’s financial net worth—provides all sorts of opportunities for American families. Wealth makes it easier for people to seamlessly transition between...
