New discoveries of unmarked graves bring ongoing injustices against Indigenous communities to the present.
read moreLast week’s Supreme Court’s decision re-ignites conversations about student-athletes and the role of race and equity in collegiate sports.
read moreIntelligence testing is rooted in racial bias and pseudoscience, which affects how Black football players were tested for brain injuries.
read moreLess than a quarter of community college students who take remedial courses go on to complete college-level courses. At four-year colleges, just over a third of students assigned to remediation continue to take college-level courses. The majority of students assigned to remediation at two-year colleges or universities will not graduate within three years or six years, respectively (Complete College America). Students who take remedial courses pay just as much for these courses as students who begin with college-level courses and are often left with student loan debt for coursework that did not lead to a degree.
read moreAgriculture is in full focus this year with people gaining awareness about how their foods are cultivated. As people across the country found themselves spending more time at home, home and community-based gardening started to rise (MLive). This trend is not limited to adults. It also includes the education provided for students. Agricultural education is a powerful component of racial equity that should be promoted for students across the country.
read moreHate crime charges serve as a sentencing enhancement when someone acts with bias while committing a crime. This bias must be against members of a protected class – such as a specific race, religion, or sexual orientation – and it must be a motivating factor for the crime (Time). It seems reasonable that a crime is more odious if it occurs solely because the victim is a member of an oppressed community.
read moreThe push to ban critical race theory in schools is a part of a broader campaign to discredit the concept of racism and its effect in the U.S.
read moreUnpaid internships are inaccessible and further the economic inequities in education and the workplace by relying on exploitative practices.
read moreAs an unaccompanied minor who traveled to the U.S. for refuge, Sergio shares his story and how we can support other unaccompanied youths.
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