Colleges pushed anew for reparations for slavery, racism
3 years, 7 months ago

Colleges pushed anew for reparations for slavery, racism

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “There’s been a shift in America,” said Jason Carroll, who was student council president during the spring referendum at Brown University. The university responded in part that the dorms have housed tens of thousands of students “from all races and socioeconomic backgrounds — providing those students with the transformational benefits of a higher education.” In Virginia, a new law mandates the state’s five public colleges provide “tangible benefits” for slave descendants. “It’s time for them to stand up and honor our ancestors,” said the 67-year-old Charlottesville resident, who works at the university and co-founded a group advocating for UVA's slave descendants. Back at Georgetown, the Jesuit university's reparations efforts are meant to atone for the local Jesuit province selling around 272 slaves to settle the school’s debts in the 1800s.

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Activists spurred by affirmative action ruling challenge legacy admissions at Harvard
1 year, 5 months ago

Activists spurred by affirmative action ruling challenge legacy admissions at Harvard

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A civil rights group is challenging legacy admissions at Harvard University, saying the practice discriminates against students of color by giving an unfair boost to the mostly white children of alumni. The practice of giving priority to the children of alumni has faced growing pushback in the wake of last week’s Supreme Court’s decision ending affirmative action in …

Column: Schools should teach about slavery and racism, even if it's painful
1 year, 8 months ago

Column: Schools should teach about slavery and racism, even if it's painful

LA Times  

Last month, school officials in St. Petersburg, Fla., told teachers to stop showing students a Disney movie about Ruby Bridges, the 6-year-old Black girl who integrated an all-white New Orleans elementary school in the 1960s. A white parent had complained that the movie was not appropriate for second-graders, as the scenes showing people threatening Ruby and calling her names might …

Harvard acknowledges slavery ties, sets up $100m reparations fund
2 years, 7 months ago

Harvard acknowledges slavery ties, sets up $100m reparations fund

Al Jazeera  

Report by oldest US university lays out history of slavery on campus and its role in perpetuating racial oppression. Harvard University in the United States has released a report on its historic ties to slavery and pledged $100m to address the educational, social and economic legacies of slavery and racism. “Consequently, I believe we bear a moral responsibility to do …

Can slavery reparations dismantle systemic racism?
3 years, 5 months ago

Can slavery reparations dismantle systemic racism?

Al Jazeera  

On Monday, July 19 at 19:30 GMT: The UN’s human rights chief is urging countries to issue reparations as one method of addressing racial injustices against Black people. “I am calling on all states to stop denying — and start dismantling — racism; to end impunity and build trust; to listen to the voices of people of African descent; and …

Colleges pushed anew for reparations for slavery, racism
3 years, 7 months ago

Colleges pushed anew for reparations for slavery, racism

Associated Press  

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — For Brown University students, the Ivy League college’s next step in its yearslong quest to atone for its legacy of slavery is clear: Pay up. “There’s been a shift in America,” said Jason Carroll, who was student council president during the spring referendum at Brown University. A university spokesperson declined to respond, but said University President Robert …

A price tag on trauma? College town weighs Black reparations
3 years, 9 months ago

A price tag on trauma? College town weighs Black reparations

Associated Press  

— Professor Edwin Driver arrived in Amherst in 1948 as one of the first Black teachers hired at a flagship state university in the country. “There’s a lot of people in Amherst that have not gotten a proper share of things,” the now 96-year-old professor emeritus said at his home in nearby South Hadley recently. “I ended up being the …

Slavery reparations could have reduced Covid infections and deaths, Harvard study says
3 years, 10 months ago

Slavery reparations could have reduced Covid infections and deaths, Harvard study says

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Harvard study has …

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