Jan 25, 2021 | Higher Education, Racism
The Classical Association of the Atlantic States (CAAS) recently held a virtual workshop on anti-racism, titled “A Way Forward.” CAAS is one of the main organizations in the field of classics, along with the American Philological Association (APA), which in 2013...
Jan 11, 2021 | Equity, Higher Education, Racism
A bill aimed at making college education and teacher preparation programs more accessible and affordable for people of color began working its way through the General Assembly on Saturday with the formal introduction of language that lawmakers have been negotiating...
Dec 7, 2020 | Books, Higher Education, Racism
To the Black children of the future who will one day all be taught the epic story of how Black people finally got free, and who will grow up knowing that their lives matter at school — and everywhere else. That’s the dedication to a new book, “Black Lives Matter at...
Nov 30, 2020 | Media, Racism
From the moment the term was born, 25 years ago this month, “superpredator” had a game-changing potency, derived in part from the avalanche of media coverage that began almost immediately. “It was a word that was constantly in my orbit,” said Steve Drizin, a Chicago...
Nov 23, 2020 | Higher Education, Racism
Ibram X. Kendi came of age in 1980s and ’90s America, when he said many considered Black youth “a menace,” “violent,” “dangerous,” and “super predators.” Around the year 2000, the celebrated antiracist scholar said he began to understand he harbored similar views. “As...
Nov 1, 2020 | Art, Dance, Racism
Dallas Black Dance Theatre and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra are uniting for a concert to support Project Unity on November 11, 2020. This event will honor those who have lost their lives to racial violence and injustice – most recently, George Floyd, Ahmaud...
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