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Complicating the Gentrification Discussion
By Andrew Goddeeris, Online Publications Editor, Vol. 20 “Gentrification” is simultaneously (1) difficult for urban planners and economists to quantify and explain and (2) commonly debated by people of a wide range of backgrounds and experiences. It takes on different connotations for different people, but one common image is that…Driving while black: Carolina city crafts racial awareness police policy
By Luis E. Gomez, Associate Editor Vol. 20 The protests in Ferguson have prompted a national debate about race and the militarization of local police forces. In Durham, North Carolina, racial profiling has played a major role in the city’s enforcement of drug laws. Civil rights advocates claim that black…‘Separate and unequal’: Racial segregation flourishes in US suburbs
By Luis Gomez, Associate Editor Vol. 20 America’s suburbs are displaying the same cycle of racial segregation and inequality that have afflicted major city centers for decades. This phenomenon is due to the changing racial landscape of America’s suburbs. Logan, a Brown University sociologist, discusses the racial division in his…Future of Undocumented Immigrants Still Uncertain Even After Obama’s Immigration Policy Deal
By Daniela Tagtachian, Associate Editor Vol. 20 On Thursday, November 20, 2014 Obama announced his plan to allow millions of undocumented immigrants to come out of the shadows and be protected from deportation temporarily. Obama plans on using an executive order to enact this temporary protection. Excerpt from Obama’s Speech:…Criminalizing Feeding the Homeless
By Daniela Tagtachian, Associate Editor Vol. 20 Arnold Abbott, a 90-year-old homeless advocate of Fort Lauderdale, runs a non-profit organization called Love Thy Neighbor in Florida. With this organization, he has been feeding the homeless for more than 20 years. He has battled the city on many occasions in order…Army apologizes for policy approving use of word ‘Negro’
By Luis E. Gomez, Associate Editor Vol. 20 The U.S. Army has removed a policy that sanctioned the use of the word “Negro” to refer to black service members. The Army issued the apology on Thursday, two days after CNN reported the regulation. Before it was corrected, the policy stated…Obama picks NYC prosecutor Loretta Lynch to be next US Attorney General
By Luis E. Gomez, Associate Editor Vol. 20 President Barack Obama named federal prosecutor Loretta Lynch as his pick to be the next attorney general. The 55-year-old Lynch would be the first African-American woman to serve in the post. She is currently the top federal prosecutor in Brooklyn, New York.Missouri Governor May Call National Guard Back to Ferguson
By Lauren Tortorella, Associate Editor Vol. 20 As Ferguson, and the world, awaits the grand jury’s decision on whether or not to charge officer Darren Wilson in the death of Michael Brown, Missouri Governor Jay Nixon is considering calling up the Nation Guard. Gov. Nixon expects protests after the grand…Civil Rights Groups Call For New K-12 “Accountability System”
By Whitney Robinson, Associate Editor Vol. 20 On Tuesday, a coalition of eleven national civil rights groups sent a letter to President Obama urging him to drop the standardized test-based K-12 “accountability" system. According to these groups, the current standardized test-based “accountability system” for K-12 education is “overly focused on narrow measures of success” and “discourage[s] schools from providing a rich curriculum.” The current system ignores the diverse needs of the increasingly large number of children who are growing up in poverty, and/or in homes where English is not the first language. After the break, read the entire letter, signed by the Advancement Project, Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF), National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, National Opportunity to Learn (OTL) Campaign, National Urban League (NUL), NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (LDF), National Council on Educating Black Children (NCEBC), National Indian Education Association (NIEA) and Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC):Attorneys for Native Americans Ask Federal Judge to Dismiss Washington R*dskins’ Lawsuit
By Whitney Robinson, Associate Editor Vol. 20 On Friday, October 31, lawyers for the five Native American tribes fighting the Washington R*dskins over the team’s name and trademark protections asked a federal judge in Alexandria, VA to dismiss the team’s lawsuit against them. According to the attorneys for the Native…
