Monthly Archives: March 2010

Posted on March 23, 2010 by slevkovich

  Sandra Levkovich                                                  English 2150, Section LP13B     02/10/2010                    … Continue reading →

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For ‘Hispanic’ check ‘Other’: Census controversy

Posted on March 21, 2010 by Ilana M

The WB11 website displays an article about the 2010 Census, and some controversies surrounding the racial categories. As if it weren’t already difficult for some people to fit themselves into a clean cut box of with a label, it turns out … Continue reading →

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Old Habits Die Hard

Posted on March 18, 2010 by dou

DanLin O. \”Harvard Professor Jailed; Officer Is Accused of Bias (NY Times)\” In my previous blog post, I wrote about Tim Wise’s essay “Selling the Police.” Wise gives his opinions about the police and racial profiling in his essay. He … Continue reading →

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Finally Recognized

Posted on March 17, 2010 by Crystal Garris

cgarris “A Hip-Hop’s Theory of Justice” by Paul Butler, discusses the relation of Hip-Hop and the criminal justice system. One part of the essay that stood out to me was when Butler began to discuss how the government doesn’t acknowledge … Continue reading →

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Paul Butler’s Hip Hop Theory of Justice

Posted on March 17, 2010 by dpierce

dpierce In “Hip Hop Theory of Justice”, Paul Butler discusses some of the negative aspects of the hip hop culture. Alot of people criticize rap music and hip hop culture as a whole. People say a lot of negative things about it; ranging … Continue reading →

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Do People Really Still Discriminate?

Posted on March 17, 2010 by slevkovich

By Sandra Levkovich In today’s society, especially living in New York, there are different type of races that you see everyday. When you travel on a train or bus, everyone is mixed, if you take a look around, it is … Continue reading →

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Paul Butler’s “A Hip-Hop Theory of Justice”

Posted on March 17, 2010 by lnin

In “A Hip-Hop Theory of Justice,” Paul Butler gives an insight to some of the positive aspects of hip-hop music and how they can be used to better our justice system.  It is an approach that I personally have never … Continue reading →

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“One and You’re done”

Posted on March 17, 2010 by Irene Yang

In today’s society, there are a lot of crimes committed. One of the crimes that is absolutely horrific and unacceptable is raping and killing young teenagers and children. I recently read an opinionated article on CNN Opinion called Fury Over … Continue reading →

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Recurrent Racism

Posted on March 16, 2010 by cderise

Racism is a recurrent ideology with consequences which are ignored by many, understood by some, and fought by few. The effects of this system of inequality are seen in many aspects of life, but especially in justice. Because we constantly … Continue reading →

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MARTA and race

Posted on March 16, 2010 by sfujimoto

The Metro Atlanta Regional Transit Authority, known as MARTA, announced the change. MARTA recently renamed its train lines with colors – yellow line(northeast south line), red line(north south line), blue line(east west line) and green. ATLANTA — The “yellow” train … Continue reading →

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