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ICE has become Trump's personal bullying squad
By Michael Gerson ~ Washington Post ~ April 23, 2018 The attitude of President Trump toward federal law enforcement is, to put it mildly, mixed. The FBI refused to bend ... -
America is more diverse than ever before, but its schools are growing more segregated
By: Beverly Daniel Tatum, Los Angeles Times ~ Sept. 12 2017 America’s school-age population is more diverse than ever before, reflecting the demographic shift rapidly taking place in our country. America’s schools, however, ... -
The Day I Learned I Was Mexican And Poor
By Alvaro Huerta, Ph.D., The Huffington Post ~ October 12th, 2016 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/57fedface4b0f42ad3d25a79?timestamp=1476378916328 When you grow up in a segregated community and poor, often times, you’re not aware of your ethnicity ... -
Occidental College protesters to end sit-in, vow to keep fighting bias
By Teresa Watanabe, L.A. Times ~ November 21, 2015 Student protesters at Occidental College announced they will end their weeklong sit-in by Saturday, vowing to continue their fight against racial bias ... -
Claremont McKenna College students embrace a lesson in activism
By Teresa Watanabe and Larry Gordon, L.A. Times ~ November 14, 2015 Student leaders at Claremont McKenna College on Friday savored their victory at the departure of a high-ranked administrator deemed insensitive ... -
Campus microaggression can leave deep wounds
By Sandy Banks, L.A. Times ~ November 14, 2015 When I attended college in the '70s, microaggression wasn't a thing. Back then at Ohio State, we were always protesting something ... -
Microaggression is the new face of bias on campus
By Teresa Watanabe and Jason Song, L.A. Times ~ November 12, 2015 http://www.latimes.com/local/education/la-me-college-microaggression-20151112-story.html USC junior Vanessa Diaz was raised in Dallas. But at a party two years ago, she was asked if she ... -
Longtime L.A. civil rights leaders dismayed by in-your-face tactics of new crop of activists
By Angel Jennings, L.A. Times ~ November 1, 2015 Long before Black Lives Matter made a mark in Los Angeles, there were the Rev. Cecil "Chip" Murray, Najee Ali, Earl ... -
Confessions of an ‘Anchor Baby’
Posted on August 25, 2015 by Alvaro Huerta http://www.latinorebels.com/2015/08/25/confessions-of-an-anchor-baby/ January 20, 2017 Dear President Donald Trump: Now that you’ve become our new emperor —I mean 45th president of the United ... -
Dear College Student, Please Diversify Your Courses
By Marisel Moreno, The Huffington Post ~ August 24, 2015 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marisel-moreno/dear-college-student-please-diversify-your-courses_b_8022442.html I don't know if it's because I'm on research leave this semester and I miss getting ready to go ...