Globalization and Inequality
Although some have asserted that we are now living in a post racial society, that “race is no longer a major factor in determining one’s...
A Brief Overview of Integration
Racial integration encompasses various processes including desegregation, but also eliminating barriers for minorities and thus creating...
Inequality in the Prison Industrial Complex
The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world, and with its astounding numbers it has many implications related to...
Discrimination in the American Criminal Justice System
Minorities face higher rates of incarceration than whites, which is just one example of the racial discrimination that takes place within...
A Brief History of American Housing Segregation
Federal programs and policies both directly created and also perpetuated residential segregation in the United States and had lasting...
A Brief History of American Segregation in Schools
The Supreme Court case of Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954) legally ended the nationwide practice of segregation in schools,...
Prejudice, Discrimination, and Segregation
Although discrimination and prejudice are words often used interchangeably, they slight differ in meaning. Prejudice is described as “a...
Jane Jacobs' Concept of Sidewalk Safety and Socialization
In Chapters 2 and 3 of Life and Death of The Death and Life of Great American Cities, Jane Jacobs describes the nature of sidewalks in...
