Tag archive for "Race Relations"

Ethics

White People.Black Neighborhood.

18 Comments 27 September 2010

Today’s post is a guest post from Obi.  Enjoy. There’s some property that my family owns that I recently renovated and began renting out a little over a year ago. Initially, I was targeting medical students because of the proximity to a local Brooklyn hospital but I soon found that the timing had to be [...]

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Business

Affirmative Action: State or Company Driven?

33 Comments 21 September 2010

Affirmative action was initially introduced in John F. Kennedy’s Executive Order 10925 as a government mandate for contractors.  It was initially intended to promote equal opportunity for persons who were discriminated against based on race, sex, or other factors. It has since morphed into a federal program that encourages a racial and sexual rainbow of [...]

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Perceptions

Was Barack elected because he is Black?

43 Comments 10 September 2010

November 2008.  Many people celebrated, rejoiced, drank, fired weapons, and popped fireworks.  Why?  A 47 year old Illinois Senator from Chicago made history.  He became the first Black President of the United States. Some say he shouldn’t claim the “Black” title because he is part Hawaiian.   Several interviews at the polls captured voters saying they [...]

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Perceptions

Can I say the N word?

5 Comments 07 September 2010

If you’ve ever watched a Richard Pryor or Chris Rock comedy show you’ve heard the word “Nigger” enough times to make a Klansman blush. The word “Nigger” dates back to 1619 when the term was used to describe  African slaves.  Some say “Nigger” derived from the French word negre or the Spanish word negro referring [...]

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Lifestyle

Are you with your gender or your ethnicity?

6 Comments 25 February 2010

Gender Male Female Ethnicity White Black American Indian or Alaska Native Asian Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander Multiracial As you can see the most diversified group is the ethnicity group and this is only a tip of the iceberg in the U.S.  Many times throughout our lives beginning as young as preschool, we have to [...]

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Government

Should MLK Day be a National Holiday?

38 Comments 18 January 2010

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will always be remembered as the primary individual responsible for the civil rights movement as well as the chief spokesperson for nonviolent acts of protest.  King’s holiday is one of four federal holidays that honor an individual. King’s holiday has graced the third Monday of January since 1986.  Ronald Reagan [...]

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Ethics

Is Affirmative Action an Ethical Program?

13 Comments 23 December 2009

Disclaimer: The information contained in this article is for general information purposes only. The opinions expressed in this artilce are the opinions of Aberk (and hopefully no one else).  Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk. When Survey Magnet approached me to write this, I though it was [...]

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