Schools face pressure to take harder line on discipline
As kids’ behavior reaches crisis points after the stress and isolation of pandemic shutdowns, many schools are facing pressure from critics to
Tag : Systemic Racism
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Overcoming Systemic Racism Through System Engineering
In parts of the United States, using the term “systemic racism” to refer to persistent discrimination against Black people has become a
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The toll of his absence: the women supporting prisoner Almeer Nance
This story was originally published by MLK50: Justice Through Journalism. Subscribe to their newsletter here. In the memory, she is 8 years old,
Saint Omer: L’Anatomie of a Murder
You may have noticed Saint Omer popping up on some film critics’ year-end Top 10 lists. I took in France’s entry into the International Feature
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Grif Stockley — lawyer and author of Arkansas’s racial history — dies at 78
Encyclopedia of Arkansas History/Courtesy Jean Cockroft GRIF STOCKLEY Guy Lancaster at the Encyclopedia of Arkansas History brings news of the death
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“You’re Getting One Right to the Chest” – Sheriff’s Deputy Threatens to Shoot L.A. Rapper Feezy Lebron for Sitting in His Parked Car
While sitting in his car in a strip mall parking lot near 149th and Crenshaw Boulevard just after sunset on New Year’s Eve, 34-year-old rapper
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“You’re Getting One Right to the Chest:” Sheriff’s Deputy Threatens to Shoot L.A. Rapper Feezy Lebron for Sitting in His Parked Car
While sitting in his car in a strip mall parking lot near 149th and Crenshaw Boulevard just after sunset on New Year’s Eve, 34-year-old rapper
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Justice Department Finally Ends Racist Crack/Powder Cocaine Sentencing Disparity
Back in 1986, then-Senator Joe Biden crafted a piece of bipartisan legislation known as the 1986 Anti-Drug Abuse Act, which passed the House 392-16
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Policing is changing in some Philly neighborhoods. This community program is spreading the word
How do you feel about stop and frisk (and policing more broadly) as an answer to Philly’s gun violence crisis? Get in touch. Di Hargrove rolled up
Americans of every race deserve a fair shot. Affirmative action provides one.
The Supreme Court recently heard arguments from Harvard and the University of North Carolina about using race and ethnicity in admissions policies.
Our Problem Isn’t Simply “Racism,” It’s “Otherism”
Several years ago at a memorial service held for the ambushed police officers in Dallas, Texas, the President said, “Faced with this violence, we
Alabaman is appealing 55-year sentence for participating in a burglary ending in teen friend’s death by police
During the three years that Brontina Smith’s son spent in Alabama’s Elmore County Jail awaiting trial, he packed about 50 pounds onto what had
UN: ‘Piecemeal’ Approach Won’t Effectively Combat Systemic Racism
“Piecemeal.” This is the word used in a new U.N. human rights report to describe the progress made in “combating systemic racism against people
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Republican Parents Who Criticized ‘Systemic Racism’ Curriculum and Lost School Board Election Are Suing Connecticut District for Discrimination
Danielle Scarpellino, Tim Chamberlain, and William Maisano. Three parents who lost a recent school board election have filed a federal lawsuit
Shutting Down Racial Bias Education in Oklahoma? The Chilling Impact of HB 1775 and Recent OSBE Decisions
On July 28, 2022, the Oklahoma State Board of Education voted to lower the accreditation status of both Tulsa Public Schools and Mustang Public