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Cultural sensitivity at colleges: Separate but equal again?

August 23, 2019 Claire Shackleford Civil Rights, Education, Uncategorized Leave a comment

College campuses are supposed to be places where students can grow intellectually, while also feeling comfortable enough to share their beliefs and opinions. However,

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The Redemption of Robert Byrd and What Biden Could Learn

July 9, 2019 Reece Ellis 2020 Election, Bob Dole, Civil liberties, Civil Rights, Democracy, History, Politics, Racial issues, Senate Leave a comment

In his autobiography Robert C. Byrd: Child of the Appalachian Coalfields he said “I know now I was wrong. Intolerance had no place in America. I apologized a thousand times … and I don’t mind apologizing over and over again.”

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Death by TIF: Another African-American neighborhood faces extinction

May 24, 2018 Gloria Shur Bilchik Cities, Corporations, Government, History, Missouri region Leave a comment

Local history may be about to repeat itself in suburban St. Louis, as another well-established African-American neighborhood faces extinction by buyout, demolition and commercial

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The racial dot map

August 22, 2013 Stacy Mergenthal Cities, Housing Leave a comment

Many of us in progressive circles pride ourselves on being a diverse, tolerant, and accepting group. And we are. It’s not hard to see

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