Top stories published by On Race — isms in January of 2015

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Jan 27, 2015

“He Dropped One Letter In His Name While Applying For Jobs, And The Responses Rolled In”

“Although digital job applications would seem to be the ultimate exercise in colorblind hiring,numerous studies and applicants have found the opposite. Employers consciously or…

Jess Brooks in On Race — isms

Jan 7, 2015

“Why we treat Kim Jong Un like a clown instead of a brutal dictator”

“Hung unfortunately — and perhaps accidentally — played into a stereotype that’s run rampant in American pop culture for decades: a clownish, goofy, harmless, clueless, sexless, unattractive Asian man. You can…

Jess Brooks in On Race — isms

Jan 17, 2015

“MODEL MINORITY RAGE: WHY THE HULK SHOULD BE AN ASIAN GUY”

“If I had to pick one, would I rather grow up with people assuming I was going to become a boring, hard-working engineer or doctor than with people assuming I was destined to a life of low education and poverty? No question.

Jess Brooks in On Race — isms

Jan 14, 2015

“Schools’ Discipline for Girls Differs by Race and Hue”

“Another thing the girls have in common is dark skin color,which researchers at Villanova University say affects the likelihood of being suspended. An analysisby Villanova researchers of data from the National Longitudinal Surveys of…

Jess Brooks in On Race — isms

Jan 10, 2015

“Does The Physicality Of Black Athletes Contribute To A Warped Perception Of Blacks?”

“For many whites in this nation, our perceptions of black males — of “blackness” — are derived from sports and entertainment culture. We’re accustomed to witnessing black men who, week…

Jess Brooks in On Race — isms

Jan 12, 2015

“We Shall Overcome: Ava DuVernay on Making ‘Selma’”

“Every filmmaker imbues a movie with their own point of view… I wasn’t interested in making a white-savior movie; I was interested in making a movie centered on the people of Selma. You have to bring in some context for what it was like to…

Jess Brooks in On Race — isms

Jan 30, 2015

“When Racism Can’t Be Ignored”

“Ms. Wiest, 66, said that she took this role in part “to explore my own latent racism.” This has not been easy. Ms. Pinkins, 52, who had joined the cast “to be in the room with Cynthia and Dianne,” was also finding the work difficult. Though she said that she experiences…

Jess Brooks in On Race — isms

Jan 8, 2015

“Black Female Superintendent Makes Bold Move: Minneapolis Schools Now Need Permission to Suspend Black Students”

“In an effort to understand why students of color in the Minneapolis school system are 10 times more likely to receive a suspension than…

Jess Brooks in On Race — isms

Jan 10, 2015

“Body cameras are the first step to reducing police brutality”

“There is one potential downside, and that’s the specter of even-more-ubiquitous surveillance. But I think that’s a pretty mild drawback, given how widespread fixed surveillance cameras already are. In many ways a camera…

Jess Brooks in On Race — isms

Jan 4, 2015

“Africa Is The Future Magazine Covers”

“For the latest project, AITF “imagined Africa as the first world power through covers of a fictitious magazine.” The covers project highlights a near future in which a united Africa has become a superpower.”

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These were the top 10 stories published by On Race — isms in January of 2015. You can also dive into daily archives for January of 2015 by using the calendar at the top of this page.

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