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Stand for Kaepernick, NFL Protest - Photo By Bud Korotzer

In Photos — Thousands Stand (Kneel) in Support of Nfl Player’s Right to Dissent

By News & Current Affairs

On Wednesday August 23rd, people gathered at the offices of the National Football League [NFL| in Manhattan NYC. By some accounts 3-4 thousand people attended. The rally was in support of quarterback, Colin Kaepernick who refused to stand for the Star Spangled Banner prior to the beginning of the football game but instead choose to kneel rather than pay homage to the flag that represents the racism which is so prevalent against the Black population in the United States, especially in the murder of Black people by police, a crime that goes unpunished. As a result of his doing…

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August 29, 2017
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Will the United States Ever Transcend White Supremacy?

Will the United States Ever Transcend White Supremacy?

By Commentaries/Opinions

Now that the violence in Charlottesville has forced “white supremacy” into our political vocabulary, let’s ask an uncomfortable question: “When will the United States transcend white supremacy?”

My question isn’t, “What should we do about the overt white supremacists who, emboldened by Trumpism’s success, have pushed their way back into mainstream politics?” I want to go beyond easy targets to ask, “When will U.S. society…

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August 22, 2017
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Professors See Charlottesville as a Starting Point for Discussions on Race

By News & Current Affairs

Professors across the country are hoping to use the events of Charlottesville as an opening for classroom discussions on race. Students aren’t always comfortable talking about race, especially at the beginning of the semester in a classroom led by a professor they don’t know yet. But this semester, Wendy Christensen, an associate professor of sociology at William Paterson University, in New Jersey, is starting off her course by tackling racism head-on. “Social Stratifications,” will begin on September 6 with a discussion about the violent weekend in Charlottesville, Va., she said.

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August 21, 2017
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