The sociology of race is the study of race and race relations. It has long been a central concern of sociologists. The assignment of individuals to racial categories profoundly affects […]
Daily Archives: August 31, 2020
How Native American Slaveholders Complicate the Trail of Tears Narrative
When you think of the Trail of Tears, you likely imagine a long procession of suffering Cherokee Indians forced westward by a villainous Andrew Jackson. Perhaps you envision unscrupulous white […]
Fact check: Ghana is not offering money, land to lure Black Americans
Claim: Ghana, in a pitch to Black Americans, offers money, land to Americans to escape ‘deadly’ racism An article appearing in the online publication PopularSuperstars says Ghana is offering Black […]
Crystal Mason (returned to prison due to voter fraud)
A Texas appeals court on Thursday upheld a five-year prison sentence for a woman who was convicted of illegally voting even though she didn’t know she was ineligible when she […]
Supreme court allows Florida to restrict people with felony convictions from voting
Florida can continue to block people with felony convictions from voting until they have repaid all fines and fees they owe, the US supreme court said on Thursday, a major […]
White High School Drop-Outs Are As Likely To Land Jobs As Black College Students
African-Americans college students are about as likely to get hired as whites who have dropped out of high school. So says a new report from a non-profit called Young Invincibles, […]
African-Americans With College Degrees Are Twice As Likely to Be Unemployed as Other Graduates
The Ivy-League-educated barista who can’t find a job that pays enough to live anywhere besides her childhood bedroom. The freshly minted MBA and law school graduates strapped with debt and frustrated about […]
State Higher Education Funding Cuts Have Pushed Costs to Students, Worsened Inequality
Deep state cuts in funding for higher education over the last decade have contributed to rapid, significant tuition increases and pushed more of the costs of college to students, making […]
What’s Killing America’s Black Infants?
After she lost her son, Tonda Thompson dreamed of a baby in a washing machine. She’d stuffed in dirty clothes and closed the door. The lock clicked shut. Water rushed […]
Hookworm, a disease of extreme poverty, is thriving in the US South.
Children playing feet away from open pools of raw sewage; drinking water pumped beside cracked pipes of untreated waste; human faeces flushed back into kitchen sinks and bathtubs whenever the […]
