by courageousadmin | Dec 23, 2016 | Race
By Krista Richmond—Dec. 9, 2016 Whitney Ingram’s interest in science started as a girl. This month, she becomes the first African-American woman to earn a doctorate in physics at UGA — and she wants other young girls to do the same. “I hope I can encourage girls to...
by courageousadmin | Dec 6, 2016 | Race
By Henry Louis Gates Jr.—July 18, 2015 I needed to talk to real Cubans and to find out what they thought about race and racism in their society. Soon enough, I was chatting away with our drivers, two men who were part of our film crew named Rafael and Yoxander. They...
by courageousadmin | Dec 6, 2016 | Race
By Emmanuel Felton—Nov. 3, 2016 What will it take to get more black teachers to stay in the classroom? School administrators will have to explicitly address the racial biases and stereotyping that stifle black educators’ professional growth, argue researchers Ashley...
by courageousadmin | Dec 6, 2016 | Race
By Ed Diokno—Nov. 24, 2016 The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit this week against Bernards Township, New Jersey, alleging that the township violated a federal act which protects religious groups from discrimination in zoning and other land use laws. The...
by courageousadmin | Dec 6, 2016 | Race
Nov. 24, 2016 Maori and Pacific medical students have graduated in record numbers this year, the University of Auckland says. They made up one fifth of the 215 new doctors from the university’s November graduation. Between Auckland and Otago universities, there...
by courageousadmin | Nov 23, 2016 | Race
By Michelle Ye Hee Lee—Nov. 11, 2016 The first email calling me a “b‑‑‑‑” for my Pinocchio rating came early in the election season, when there were so many presidential candidates it was hard to keep track. I showed it to my colleague and editor Glenn Kessler. He was...
