Prop. 54 would risk public health
Proposition 54, the so-called Racial Privacy Initiative, which would bar states and local governments from collecting racial and ethnic information, is detrimental to advances in medicine, equality in...
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Indigenous Australians struggle for identity
Michael McDaniel, director of Macquarie University’s Warawara Department of Indigenous Education, and Anita Heiss, Indigenous Australian writer, answered post-lecture questions about their homeland...
View ArticleSpeaker reveals dual lives of black women
by Janelle Krug Staff Writer and Bailey Porter Managing Editor Author Kumea Shorter-Gooden discussed the challenging issues of race and gender facing black women today – the focus of her bestselling...
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Uniting my roots into one identity
Nicole Knight, Editor in Chief Hispanic, Irish, Japanese, African-American, American Indian, Caucasian – everyone has had to pick one or any of the other 20 options before in their lifetime. SATs,...
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Students get real in doc about race
UC Los Angeles professor and filmmaker Jerome Rabow led a discussion April 26 in La Fetra Lecture Hall that dealt with stereotypes, prejudice, sex and race. As part of his presentation, Rabow showed a...
View ArticleDiversity event shows racism still exists
Jennifer Kitzmann LV Life Editor During Multicultural and Diversity Week, Sister Circle and the Multicultural Club Council held an event in the Harris Art Gallery to bring awareness about living in...
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Minority faculty discuss discrimination
During the “The Daily Dialogue” discussions, freshman Tony Taboada, freshman Jonathan Elias and sophomore Lili Gradilla shared issues, challenges and perspectives regarding race and ethnicity....
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Liang lectures on male prejudices
Christopher Liang, assistant professor of psychology, began his presentation with a group activity involving hasty stereotypical responses to cultural categories. The lecture, titled “The Influence of...
View ArticleBartelt speaks on gender, race issues
Erin Foltz Staff Writer John Bartelt, associate professor of education and technology, gave a lecture for the Colloquium Series on Diversity entitled “Gender, Identity, & Sexual Roles” on March 11....
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Hector Delgado talks race, gay marriage
Hector Delgado, associate professor of sociology, is an active member of the American Sociological Association. Delgado earned the bachelor of arts degree at Temple University, and the master’s of...
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Lecture focuses on Latino students
Rocio Rosales, assistant professor of psychology, describes Latinos as the largest population in Southern California with the lowest frequency of college education. Her research reveals that first...
View ArticleDiversity is more than color
The Supreme Court announced on Feb. 21 that it would hear an appeal from a white student who claims she was denied admission to the University of Texas based on racial discrimination. The Supreme Court...
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Let’s keep race out of election politics
Editorial cartoon by Jacob Bogdanoff Former governor of New Hampshire and top Romney surrogate John Sununu paid a visit to CNN’s “Piers Morgan Tonight” last week. During the interview with Morgan,...
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Miss America represents diversity
Editorial cartoon by Jacob Bogdanoff Following the crowning of a new Miss America on Sept. 15, an immediate racial backlash surged throughout the nation, with some of the most hateful responses being...
View ArticleSterling controversy is distraction
Everyone has been focused in on the comments made by the Los Angeles Clippers’ owner Donald Sterling from an audio recording obtained by TMZ between Sterling and his girlfriend V. Stiviano. In the...
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Race relations discussed in Ferguson context
Matthew Witt, professor of public administration, discusses the book “Rise of the Warrior Cop” during the third discussion of the series “Ferguson: A Call for Understanding and Action” at the College...
View ArticleOscars disregard diversity
The 87th Annual Academy Awards were held Sunday and once again, were dominated by whites in all categories. It is no question that people of color are severely underrepresented at the Oscars. Even host...
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Race influences American dream
Speaking on the injustices of white privilege, Matt Witt, associate professor of public administration, facilitated the Colloquium on Diversity and answered questions. The event included a short clip...
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Potter tackles intraracial prejudice
Lawrence Potter, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, discusses “colorism,” a social divide between lighter-skinned and darker-skinned African Americans, Monday in the President’s Dining Room....
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