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Race & Unemployment Rates
The Washington Post has an article up on African American unemployment rates: “Blacks hit hard by economy’s punch“. The numbers are particularly bad for young African American males… more →
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Race & Unemployment Rates
wrote 2 months ago: The Washington Post has an article up on African American unemployment rates: “Blacks hit hard … more →
Segregation: Race & Class
wrote 3 months ago: Sociologists Douglas Massey and Jonathan Rothwell have published an article looking at patterns of r … more →
Handshakes & Race
wrote 3 months ago: Comedian and talk show host Jimmy Kimmel, who is white, visits an African American barber shop to ta … more →
Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2008 report
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wrote 3 months ago: The latest Census report on income, poverty, and health insurance coverage has been released: Income … more →
Race and Police
wrote 6 months ago: Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr., was arrested in his own home on suspicion of breaking and … more →
Prom Segregation
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wrote 8 months ago: The New York Times has an article up, “A Prom Divided” about the continuing tradition of … more →
Obama and Race
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wrote 9 months ago: The New York Times has an article up, “Obama Is Nudging Views on Race, a Survey Finds,” … more →
Trading Schools
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wrote 11 months ago: A few years ago Oprah Winfrey featured a story in which students from a Chicago public high school ( … more →
Happy Birthday, W.E.B. DuBois
wrote 11 months ago: Today is the birthday of W. E. B. DuBois (February 23, 1868 – August 27, 1963). DuBois made numerou … more →
Educational Attainment: 2007 Data
wrote 1 year ago: The U.S. Census has just (January 2009) released their annual report: Educational Attainment in the … more →
Education and Whatever It Takes
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wrote 1 year ago: Thanks to a comment posted by TeacherJay on one my recent posts, I went in search of more informatio … more →
The Flynn Effect: IQ, Biology, and Race
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wrote 2 years ago: There’s an interesting article in the New Yorker by Malcolm Gladwell on biology and IQ titled … more →
Dog Fighting: Culture, Class, & Race
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wrote 2 years ago: There’s an interesting article that takes a look at the Michael Vick dog fighting case with an … more →
College Prep Test Scores
wrote 2 years ago: There’s an article in the Des Moines Register, titled “ACT calls for tougher high school … more →
Immigrants, the Economy, & Crime
wrote 2 years ago: A key concern that some have regarding (illegal) immigration is the impact it has on jobs for citize … more →
Picturing Race & Gender: Skymall Images
wrote 3 years ago: Flights can be boring, and one flyer has found an interesting pastime with sociological significance … more →
Martin Luther King, Jr.
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wrote 3 years ago: In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr., day I wanted to put up a few links. I find in his speeches and … more →
State of the Dream Report
wrote 4 years ago: One of the core U.S. beliefs is that the positions that we come to occupy and the resources we come … more →
Income, Poverty, & Health Care Report
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wrote 4 years ago: One of the best ways to see the impact our social and demographic position has on the options that a … more →
