Racism, by its simplest definition, is the belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race. People with racist beliefs might hate certain groups of people according to their racial groups. In the case of institutional racism, certain racial groups may be denied rights or benefits, or get preferential treatment. Racial discrimination typically points out taxonomic differences between different groups of people, even though anybody can be racialised, independently of their somatic differences. According to the United Nations conventions, there is no distinction between the term racial discrimination and ethnic discrimination.
Anti-racism includes beliefs, actions, movements, and ...
There is evidence that racial discrimination increases the odds that adolescents and adults will develop mental health problems, but this is the first study to examine a possible link in children of varied races, says Tumaini Coker, the study co-author and a RAND Corp. researcher and UCLA pediatrician. It does not prove that discrimination caused the emotional problems, because unlike studies of older people, these children weren't followed over time. It's possible that prejudice harms children's mental health, but it is also possible that troubled kids prompt more discriminatory remarks from ...
Kira - in poll Stop racism In brief: A recent Stanford University study reveals that women and students of color are losing the academic achievement struggle. The study, conducted by Stanford’s Institute for Research on Education Policy and Practice, examined the graduation rates of students at four California high school districts, comparing the graduating class of 2005 to those of 2006 and 2007. Following the implementation of an exit exam in 2006, the graduation rate declined as much as 19 percent for Black and female students, compared to 1 percent for white students and 12 percent for male students. The study ...
Kira - in poll Stop racism Black and Latino students may be more likely to develop mental-health problems as a result of experiencing racism, a new Rand Institute/Harvard University study suggests. While there's some evidence that racial discrimination increases the likelihood that adolescents and adults will develop mental illnesses, this is the first to examine a possible link between racism and mental disorders among elementary-aged students.The results of the study, however, do not prove that discrimination caused emotional problems. That's because, unlike studies of adults, these fifth-grade participants weren't ...
Kira - in poll Stop racism
Benign Neglect of Suffering among Blacks and the Poor: Why Race-Crits and Justice Scholars should care about Regulating Stem Cells as Drugs.
“Health is politics by other means,” is the first sentence in Alondra Nelson’s Body and Soul: The Black Panther Party and the Fight Against Medical Discrimination (2011). This sentence echoes a certain veracity not only in the present day obstacles that continue to confront Black Americans, the poor and the ill, but also points out [...] |
Lil Wayne, Neoliberalism, & the White Racial Frame
Henry A. Giroux, in a recent post entitled, “Lil Wayne’s Lyrical Fascism,” alleges “We have come a long way from the struggles that launched the civil rights movement over fifty years ago.” After reading the actual article, due to the esteemed Dr. Giroux’s critique on the rapper Lil Wayne, it would seem “We” definitely have [...] |
The Race of Birth: Systemic Racism Again?
The other day I was reading and came across this: Prior to 1989, the race on a newborn’s birth certificate was determined by the race of the parents. An infant with one White parent was assigned the race of the non-White parent. If neither parent was White, the child was assigned the race of the [...] |
Police Privilege and Conflict with Diversity Initiatives
On October 01, 2010 Sam Houston State University (SHSU) student Aman Abdulaziz was stopped by campus police for a parking violation that quickly escalated into a police brutality incident as shown in the officer’s dash cam (and in the image below). (Aman Abdulaziz image from here. Used with permission from Isiah Carey of Fox [...] |
