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Racial Profiling in Connecticut
Everyday, there is injustice and racial profiling going on in our states. Recently, I found an article on the New York Times online article on race and justice called ‘Connecticut Town Grapples With Claims of Police Bias’ (written by Nina … Continue reading
Troubles in Pakistan
DanLin O. “At Top University, a Fight for Pakistan’s Future (New York Times)” Like some of its neighboring countries, Pakistan has been a country filled with turmoil. Pakistan is made up of an hierarchy with different ethnic groups. Some restless … Continue reading
Prisoner Fights for Freedom
Vanessa Gauthiers A few days ago, my father sent me this article about a man named Joel Alcox who was pressured into confessing a crime he did not commit almost 25 years ago. Alcox was charged with the murder of … Continue reading
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Jackie Robinson can’t be honored enough
April 15th marked the 64th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier in professional baseball. He did so by taking the outfield on the Brooklyn Dodgers, now the Los Angeles Dodgers. Throughout the majority of his baseball career, Robinson … Continue reading
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Double Standards
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The Armenian Genocide
DanLin O. \”Armenian Genocide of 1915: An Overview (New York Times)\” At first, I was unsure of what case to research about for this essay. I did not want to write about the Holocaust or the Japanese concentration camps because … Continue reading
If we live in America, aren’t we considered Americans??…..
Madhavi Rampersaud For my final paper, I decided to go back through history to research one of the biggest events that took place in American history: the attack on Pearl Harbor. I don’t plan on focusing on the attack itself, … Continue reading
For ‘Hispanic’ check ‘Other’: Census controversy
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
Old Habits Die Hard
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
Finally Recognized
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
