by courageousadmin | Jul 30, 2019 | Race
By Michael Calderone—July 29, 2019 The Associated Press earlier this year shifted a national race and ethnicity reporter to its 2020 election team, an acknowledgment that race has become a defining element of President Donald Trump’s campaigns. That beat, assigned to...
by courageousadmin | Jul 10, 2019 | Race
By Hilary Hurd Anyaso—July 8, 2019 Stereotypes often guide our perceptions of members of social groups. However, research has yet to document what stereotypes may exist for the fastest growing youth demographic in the U.S. — biracial individuals. Are biracial...
by courageousadmin | Jul 1, 2019 | Race, South Pacific
By Laura Walters—June 25 2019 This year’s five Budget priorities include supporting Māori and Pasifika aspirations, and improving child wellbeing. As part of this, the Government has given a funding boost to supporting Māori learners and addressing racism and...
by courageousadmin | Jul 1, 2019 | Race
By Nicki Lisa Cole, Ph.D.—June 30, 2019 Hispanic and Latino are often used interchangeably though they actually mean two different things. Hispanic refers to people who speak Spanish or are descended from Spanish-speaking populations, while Latino refers to people who...
by courageousadmin | Jun 24, 2019 | Race
By Irina Gonzalez—June 19, 2019 Growing up, I was always confused by school forms which required me to check off a box for my race and ethnicity. I had purely identified as Cuban since my father was born in Havana, so words like “Hispanic” made no sense to...
by courageousadmin | Jun 12, 2019 | Race
By Ivory A. Toldson and Donna Y. Ford—June 11, 2019 Adverse experiences and social privilege are both life circumstances that can alter a test-taker’s score on standardized tests. However, the College Board, with their recent announcement of an “adversity score,”...
