By Jenice L. View (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) Pity the low-income person who, by virtue of lousy wages alone, is considered an incompetent parent. Let’s patronize her who is unworthy of talking with or reading to her child or helping with homework (following a 16-hour shift or her second job) because she cannot be relied on to do it correctly. And, should … [Read more...] about “Simplistic and Condescending” by Jenice L. View (September-October 2004 P&R Issue)
“Symposium: Schools and the Achievement Gap” (September-October 2004 P&R Issue)
(Click here to view the entire P&R issue) Richard Rothstein writes about the causes of educational disparities between poor and minority students compared to the white middle- and upper-class students. A selection of commentaries follow. Almost everyone, Right as well as Left, recognizes the great disparities that currently exist between the education generally … [Read more...] about “Symposium: Schools and the Achievement Gap” (September-October 2004 P&R Issue)
“The Economic Implications of WCAR” by Samuel L. Myers, Jr. (January-February 2002 P&R Issue)
By Samual L. Myers, Jr. (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) There are significant economic aspects of the final outcomes of the Durban World Conference Against Racism. Two sets of outcomes are of relevance for people of color in the United States. One can be found in the official documents, or at least the versions of the official documents in wide circulation, … [Read more...] about “The Economic Implications of WCAR” by Samuel L. Myers, Jr. (January-February 2002 P&R Issue)
“Durban, Globalization, and the World After 9/11: Toward a New Politics” by Howard Winant (January-February 2002 P&R Issue)
By Howard Winant (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) The UN World Conference Against Racism was a very American event. About 40% of the delegates accredited to the NGO forum were North American; at Durban, one had the constant experience of running into old movement comrades and friends, as well as seeing a new and younger generation of US activists coming … [Read more...] about “Durban, Globalization, and the World After 9/11: Toward a New Politics” by Howard Winant (January-February 2002 P&R Issue)
“Bridging the Racial Justice Chasm” by Gary Delgado (January-February 2002 P&R Issue)
By Gary Delgado (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) Since September 11 we have entered a new era of racial politics. We have internationalized US racism. President Bush has used the insidious imagery of an evil (though not godless) enemy against whom, we are told, we must unite. Only this time, instead of the “godless communists” of the ‘50s and 60s, our enemy is … [Read more...] about “Bridging the Racial Justice Chasm” by Gary Delgado (January-February 2002 P&R Issue)
