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The evidence that white children benefit from integrated schools
Recently a neighborhood in Brooklyn made national headlines for a fight over public schools. Lots of affluent, mainly white families have been moving into new condos in the waterfront area called...
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I'm white in Barcelona but in Los Angeles I'm Hispanic?
"You're not white, where are you from?"This is how I was greeted a few months ago by a young Black man I interviewed in Los Angeles for a story I was working on.Having lived in the United States for...
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'Diversity' is rightly criticized as an empty buzzword. So how can we make it...
Over at the New York Times Magazine, ambivalence toward capital "D" diversity courses through Anna Holmes' excellent essay "Has 'Diversity' Lost Its Meaning?" Holmes, the founding editor of Jezebel and...
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How Stereotypes of Mental Health Affect Us
Check out part two of the TED Radio Hour episode Headspace.About Alix Generous' TED TalkTwenty-three-year-old Alix Generous describes her years-long journey through misdiagnosis in the mental health...
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Your school shapes how you think about inequality
Ask yourself this question: Were you aware of inequality growing up?Your answer may depend in part on where you went to high school. Students at racially diverse schools, particularly black and...
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What it's like to be #BlackOnCampus
Two top officials at the University of Missouri stepped down last week after student protests broke out over racial discrimination. In the wake of what happened at Mizzou, some schools are adding a new...
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Young American Muslims Face Pressure, are Optimistic of Increasing Tolerance
Every time a violent attack is carried out in the name of Islam, as happened in Paris, Muslims in this country often feel pressure to speak out, to say how extremists have nothing to do with their...
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NASA is Seeking Astronauts. Do You Have the Right Stuff?
When you look at every group photo of NASA astronauts going back to 1959, some patterns emerge. How will 2016 be different?On Monday, NASA started accepting applications for its new class of...
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What is Fair? High School Students Talk About Affirmative Action
Now that the Supreme Court is considering the issue of affirmative action in college admissions, all kinds of groups are weighing in.But we're not hearing from the people who will be most affected by...
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How Exactly Do the Iowa Caucuses Work?
Iowa's process of picking its choice for president is complicated. We try to demystify it in this space.Here are the basics:Where does the word "caucus" come from?The word "caucus" is thought to come...
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