By Jose Ruiz-Escutia
Contributor
In Zach Schanzenbach’s article “Racism is two-way street: The truth about racism and why we need to hear it,” he argued that “racism is… a two-way street,” that “it goes both ways.”
In support of this statement he urged the reader to look up the...
By Joshua D. Copeland
Staff Writer
Why do some white people cry “reverse-racism” when they find they don’t like the taste of their own medicine?
As advised viewer discretion, I want to start by reassuring you that yes I am a black guy and in no way, shape, or form do I discriminate or...
By Zach Schanzenbach
Senior Staff Writer
It’s no secret that racism was deeply embedded in American culture in the past.
In fact, black men didn’t succeed in obtaining the same rights as white men until President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act in 1964, a mere 50 years...
By Sadib Khan
Contributor
“Only white people can be racist.” “Only men can be sexist.” Have you heard either of these statements before and not used ironically?
I certainly have not, until I attended a lecture at our campus Gender Equity Center earlier this semester. Before the lecture...
