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...
A Brief Overview of Current Inequalities
There have been continuous changes relating to the social and economic status of race and ethnicity, as well as with gender equality. For...
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...
Meritocracy and Class Structure
In Bobos In Paradise: The New Upper Class and How They Got There, Brooks claims that the new upper class was composed of the educated...
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,...
America's Dark History of Racial Exploitation: Colonialism and The Slave Trade
The emergence and development of racial/ethnic inequality in the United States began during the times of colonialism and the slave trade....
Meritocracy and Privilege
It seems that even today, at a time where diversity has become a topic heard quite often, whether it be diversity initiatives at work or...
