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Publication Date: 04/11/2012
Schools in America are failing children of color at alarming rates. While the public education system should be a powerful democratizing institution, many charge that it is a stratifying institution...
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Publication Date: 04/11/2012
At the State of Race in America symposium, at the Newseum April 9, Time Magazine's Michael Scherer, Telemundo's Jose Diaz-Balart and others discuss the voting power of the Latino base. They refer to...
Topics: state of race in america
Publication Date: 04/11/2012
American politics are becoming more and more polarized along ideological lines, as contemporary fights over health and financial issues illustrate. What are the implications of this polarization for...
Topics: state of race in america
Publication Date: 04/11/2012
Recent polls suggest that Latinos are dissatisfied with both major political parties and less than enthusiastic about the upcoming Presidential election. Politically, many assume that the Democratic...
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Publication Date: 04/10/2012
Rather than referring to the U.S. as “The Melting Pot”, many suggest that the country is in essence a “hyphenated America”, or a mosaic of cultures and ethnicities. With an estimated 12 million...
Topics: Communications and Society Program, race, state of race in america
Publication Date: 04/09/2012
Domestic and international news media influence and directly affect the quality and accuracy of information being shared with the public. News coverage of events, particularly of Presidential...
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