Tagged - Race
2024 election
Douglass Institute and Department of Black Studies hosts post-election reflection forum
On Tuesday, Nov. 12, Hoyt Hall buzzed with over 30 people as the Frederick Douglass Institute and the Department of Black Studies hosted the Town Hall: Post-Election Reflection, One Week After.
criminal justice system
Rethinking Public Safety at the intersection of law enforcement, race, and justice
Speakers offered insights into the dynamic interplay between law enforcement and society in the 21st century.
affirmative action
Why affirmative action is beyond pity points
My best friend in high school was Brown, queer, and a woman in STEM. And she made sure everyone knew it. Especially college admissions officers.
AS&E
Professor suspended after saying n-word in class
On Sept. 21, white English professor David Bleich read aloud an article containing multiple instances of the n-word in front of his class.
american politics
Fragments of an Asian identity
My mother was right. In America, we will always be seen as Asian first and as people second.
Diversity
Students talk racism in STEM
“This is exactly why we’re here,” Colberg said, later adding, “Hajim definitely could have had a spot in the Scholar Strike [...] It’s kind of disappointing that not one professor took the time to center [a] lecture around that."
jessica krug
Jessica Krug and Jewish trauma
I made up a story to suit the silences of the family I was born into, and the non-truth I made up slid perfectly over the gaps in my own story of self.
black lives matter
The racist policies that led to the July ‘64 uprisings
When Reuben Davis moved to Rochester in 1955, he was hopeful about the prospect of success in a city known for its economic prosperity. But it soon became apparent that as a Black man, he was not included in the comforts of the city’s industrial opportunities.
black lives matter
June 2020, July ’64: Rochester’s so-called ‘riots’
"When people’s needs are not met, they will respond. And rioting, mashing up, destruction, all of those things are part of it.”
black lives matter
Vandal with care: the right reasons for destruction
Random looting, especially by white so-called allies, especially of independent, often minority-owned businesses, is not direct action.