Tag Archives: racism
Article: Graphs Show How Early Minorities are Eliminated on the Bachelor
How To Tell Someone They Sound Racist
Focus on the behavior!
Race in America – Charts that Illustrate Where We Are
When free speech goes too far…?
Are certain philosophies too extreme for the classroom environment?
Should instructors exercise caution when inviting members of hate groups to share their perspectives with students?
Stephen Colbert under fire
When does humor go too far? Is satire that pretends to be racist actually racist?
Late night comedian Stephen Colbert is at the center of a controversy about this.
63 Black Harvard Students Share Their Experiences In A Powerful Photo Project
“The “I, Too, Am Harvard” photo campaign explores the diverse experience that black students at Harvard have to face.”
This happens everywhere, but these students share their experiences and their messages to others:
http://www.buzzfeed.com/alisonvingiano/21-black-harvard-students-share-their-experiences-through-a
Stereotypes Influence Perceptions of Race and the Statistics Kept about Them – NPR
“Governments, schools and companies keep track of your race. The statistics are used to track the proportion of blacks and whites who graduate from school. They tell us how many people identify themselves as Native American or Asian. They help us measure health disparities. But there’s a problem with all those statistics — and the deeper way we think about race.”
http://www.npr.org/blogs/codeswitch/2014/02/11/275087586/study-stereotypes-drive-perceptions-of-race
Racism and Sexism Online: University of Illinois Chancellor Responds to Hate Comments
When the Chancellor of the University of Illinois didn’t cancel classes due to weather, some people took to the Internet, with racist and sexists comments. How she responded is the real story!
http://www.buzzfeed.com/tanyachen/university-of-illinois-chancellor-responds-to-hate-comments
When Intercultural Communication Goes Wrong…
A Twitter conversation vents frustration at White people who say culturally “ignorant” things. Is this racism or not? You decide.
Intercultural Resources 