Benjamin Kagan: Covid Vaccine Inspired A Teen To Volunteer His Skills
14-year old Benjamin Kagan’s know-how is underscored in the news report link below. It gives an inside glimpse of his skillset beyond computers. While other articles feature teens who help seniors track down vaccine appointments with their computers, such as Vaccine Hunters, Kagan offers more. Database creation is not a skill many people can do […]
Racial Discrimination and Occupations in 1865
Did You Know? In South Carolina, a law prohibited the formerly enslaved from holding any occupation other than farmer or servant unless they paid an annual tax of $10 to $100.* This law hit free blacks already living in Charleston and former slave artisans especially hard. Before 1800, free African American men could work in […]
The Monopoly Board Game: A Symbol of Racial Inequality
“The Prices on Your Monopoly Board Hold a Dark Secret. The property values of the popular game reflect a legacy of racism and inequality.” — Mary Pilon, author of The Monopolists. The version of Monopoly produced by Parker Brothers for the masses starting in the mid-1930s was an illustrated board game of discrimination. Ironically, Lizzie […]
Racial Profiling and Middle School Students in the Marketplace
What Would Your Students Do? Discussion On a field trip in St. Louis, Missouri, a multicultural group of middle school students and their teacher stopped at a well-known sandwich shop. Before entering the shop, the teacher handed bags of chips and beverages to the group. Then they all joined to buy sandwiches. But shortly after, […]
Q & A: Smith College and Race Issue
Q. If there was no evidence of bias in the Smith case concerning the student profiled while eating lunch, why won’t the incident fade away? A. The news story exposes major race and class issues at the elite institution and the simmering resentments between professors, workers, staff, wealthy students, and students thought to be “out […]
Suzie Brown: How A Heart Transplant Doctor Uses Music For Work Life Balance
Not since a contestant on Wheel of Fortune introduced himself as an RN and a pig farmer, have I heard of a more memorable way to combine innate abilities than that of the Tennessee cardiologist, Dr. Suzie Brown. Check out the 3-minute video on “CBS News This Morning” A More Perfect Union series. “There are […]
Security Guards and Racial Bias: Pop Quiz
True or False? A security guard in the Millennial age group is likelier to see racial issues differently than a security guard in the Boomer age group. The Answer: False “Pew Studies did a report that says aside from interracial relationships, Millennials see race pretty much the same as Boomers did … which means it’s […]
Why A Successful Home-Based Bike Repair Shop Was Shut Down By A California City
A neighbor’s complaint caused the city of Livermore, California, to close the home-based repair shop of a bike repairman, states the news report below. Although the repairman took out a business license before the garage start-up, there is no mention of a zoning permit taken out beforehand in the news piece. And so this story […]
The Niche Beat
Here are some of our articles and blog posts related to back-stories and inspiration when searching for the right niche. Editor’s note: several posts including, this one, have an error message in the views count total. The total below should read 5, 255 per the 12/18/2024 admin dashboard…not 1,582. Food Industry Gossip: America Invades British […]
Racial Profiling and Social Justice Blog
Editor’s note: According to admin stats, the correct count for this page is 6,237…on 12/26/24. Mission: Provide real-world information to students; helpful information that may be valuable in their lives. This is for students, independent learners, parents, and youth educators interested in supplemental lessons on ethnic studies and social justice topics. As a former plaintiff […]