Racial discrimination involves treating an employee or an applicant in an unfavorable manner because oftheir race or characteristics associated with race. Racial discrimination can also occur because of anindividual being married to or associated with someone of a particular race or color. Racialdiscrimination is…
Written by Raiana Kelly, AADM Contributing Writer April 2021 COVID-19, Education, and the School-to-Prison Pipeline COVID-19 and the transition to virtual learning has impacted students everywhere, especially more vulnerable populations of students, including minority students, low-income students, and students with disabilities. Prior to COVID-19…
Written by Raiana Kelly, AADM Contributing Writer COVID-19 has undoubtedly had a negative impact on all communities across the globe, but emerging data suggests that a disproportionate burden of illness and death has affected racial and ethnic minority groups the most – and according…
Written by Raiana Kelly, AADM Contributing Writer With Black History Month just around the corner, it’s a great time to talk about the civil rights movement. Whether it be the women’s suffrage movement, the LGBTQ rights movement, or resistance against apartheid, powerful movements in…
By Raiana Kelly, AADM Contributing Writer In order to better understand poverty and the factors that contribute to it, it’s also important to understand racism and how the two are inextricably linked. Sociologist Robin D’Angelo writes that “social scientists understand racism as a multidimensional…
