Written by Sherry Zhang “There has always been a tradition of pathologizing the behaviors of the African American poor and working class, especially women.” (Cohen, 2004; p. 34). The topic of discussion in class last week was on race and political … Continue reading
Written by Ryan Purcell To say that Ben Carson is the conservative black counterpoint to Barack Obama that Carson’s constituency thinks he is, presupposes many things. (Jelani Cobb, “Ben Carson’s exonerating Racism,” The New Yorker, 9.22.15) First, it assumes that Obama … Continue reading
Written by Erica Salinas Last week, President Obama announced several executive measures he will implement in order to improve the life chances of previously incarcerated individuals.[1] Among the initiatives announced was “ban the box” which will prohibit federal employers from … Continue reading
Written by AshLee Smith When the 114th congress began, many headlines noted that this congress was the “most diverse ever.” However, the “most diverse congress ever” is still 80% white, 80% male, and 90% Christian. Although our population is about … Continue reading
Written by Runjini Raman I remember taking my first standardized test when I was in third grade. At the beginning of the test, all students had to turn to the back of test booklet and fill out information such as their name, … Continue reading
Written by Sherry Zhang Last November, I was in Albuquerque, New Mexico, for a policy conference. My colleague, a Korean-American woman, and I decided to rent a car and drive South to the White Sands National Monument after our conference … Continue reading
Written by Ryan Purcell Completing an on online survey is a complicated and arduous task. A questionnaire recently distributed by the Cornell Department of Psychology is hardly worth the chance to win $25 in Amazon credit it offers in remuneration. … Continue reading
Written by AshLee Smith Are race and class inherently intertwined or can they be separated? Adolph Reed argues that race and class are inherently intertwined with capitalism in the U.S. He believes that race and class cannot be separated, however, … Continue reading
*Hajer Al-Faham is the first student to wade into the waters of blogging this semester! Below, Hajer offers her thoughts on our class readings this week, all of which tackle the complex intersections between race and gender.* By Hajer Al-Faham The intersection … Continue reading
By Runjini Raman On the first day of class, we talked about Rachel Dolezal and the conflict that her act of “pretending to be black” created for our feelings of insult and our parallel and unsuccessful attempt to define race. … Continue reading