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Racism in the cheerleading world and the effects of cheerleading on Black and African American women’s racial identity

March 26, 2021 by Cheyenne Leitch

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Kennedy Providence, who is on the cheerleading team for the University of Toronto, recalls a time where she was reprimanded for her natural hair.  “When I first began cheerleading in 2013, I had an afro. The team manager for my high school team had told us that the hairstyle would be a high ponytail with […]

Filed Under: Social Justice, Sports Tagged With: race, sports

How Can Social Media Companies Prevent Racist Abuse Directed At Players?

March 26, 2021 by Brian Yue

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How Can Social Media Companies Prevent Racist Abuse Directed At Players? After his team labored to a 0-0 draw against Arsenal in the final week of January, Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford went on Twitter to announce that he had been racially abused online. “Humanity and social media at its worst. Yes I’m a Black […]

Filed Under: Social Justice, Sports Tagged With: abuse, football, media, online, players, race, racist, soccer, social, sports

NFL Player Injuries: Intersection with Medical Racism

March 26, 2021 by Isabel Maschmedt

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Examining the NFL’s Treatment of Black Players and their Injuries  Kevin Lerell Henry, a former defensive lineman who played eight seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1993 to 2000, suffers from memory loss, headaches, depression, and extreme bouts of anger.  He suspected these symptoms were due to injuries he sustained while playing in the NFL. […]

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NFL Head Coaches: A Culture of White Elitism

March 26, 2021 by Manning Farnsworth Snyder

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The NFL has a race problem.  Four years ago, when 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick took a knee protesting police brutality, the NFL remained silent. In May 2020, after protests raged across the country over the death of George Floyd, the NFL admitted they were wrong for not listening to NFL players earlier.  In the league […]

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NYC Mayoral Candidates Vow to End Exclusive Admissions Tests

March 17, 2021 by Sarah Unterberger

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New York City’s leading Democratic mayoral candidates are pledging to end the use of all exclusive admission screens at Thursday’s Teens Take Charge forum.  And NYC’s teens, who attend high schools among the most segregated in the nation, plan to hold them to it.  Students, experts, and advocates have worked for years to dismantle the […]

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The Vaccine Race Shows Again The Deep Roots of Inequality

March 13, 2021 by Aidan Taylor

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It took nearly three weeks for East New York, Brooklyn resident Jason Minnis to get his mother-in-law a vaccine appointment in their majority-black neighborhood. Many others aren’t as lucky.  Since the first vaccine rollout late last year, the widening disparity in the vaccination rates among Black communities in New York has only worsened. Part of […]

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Racism in China

March 9, 2021 by Yindi (Victor) Chen

Feature Image for Racism in China by Victor Chen

“Racism in China” is an interview-based film about Black experiences in China.

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The Community Fridges Movement in New York City

January 22, 2021 by Camila Hernandez

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Community Fridges have been installed in the sidewalks of some neighborhoods around New York City as a revolutionary idea to address issues like food insecurity. There’s a simple rule: Take what you need, leave what you can.

Filed Under: COVID-19 Pandemic, Multimedia, Social Justice, Video

History of Filipinx Nursing Migration in the United States

December 23, 2020 by Margaret Guzman

In response to the disproportionate effects of the coronavirus on Filipinx and Filipinx-American nurses across America, Margaret Guzman traces the history of Filipinx nursing migration in the context of two health crises: the COVID-19 pandemic and the AIDS epidemic.  

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For Young, Progressive Black Women, Harris’s Race And Gender Are Not Enough

October 30, 2020 by Lola Proctor

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Young, Black women voters in America are not convinced that Kamala Harris will save them. While the California senator’s historic nomination as the first Black woman to serve as the Democratic vice presidential nominee came as a welcomed “shock” to some, not all have fully embraced her candidacy, pointing to her past record as district […]

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