I join Gary Orfield’s observations in response to Richard D. Kahlenburg’s article on socioeconomic school integration. I write to articulate an analysis that may be implicit in Orfield’s observations and that is absent or ignored in Kahlenburg’s. Both articles failed to confront the core of the school integration issue, whether it is defined by race or by class: white racism … [Read more...] about A Response
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“Is Integration Possible? Of Course…” by Florence Wagman Roisman (January-February 2000 P&R Issue)
By Florence Wagman Roisman (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) Not only possible, but absolutely essential. Here are the “top 6” reasons for acknowledging that we cannot do without “racial” integration – and rejecting its opposite, segregation: 1. Racial segregation is inconsistent with civil democracy. The polity to which we aspire is premised on the equal … [Read more...] about “Is Integration Possible? Of Course…” by Florence Wagman Roisman (January-February 2000 P&R Issue)
“The Proposed Reparations Study Commission” by Rep. John Conyers (July-August 1994 P&R Issue)
By Rep. John Conyers (Click here to view the entire issue) The lingering effects of slavery have been a continuing issue within the African American community for many years. All of us are painfully aware of the damage racism did to African Americans as it expressed itself through slavery, racial segregation and discrimination. A national movement has emerged in favor of … [Read more...] about “The Proposed Reparations Study Commission” by Rep. John Conyers (July-August 1994 P&R Issue)
