Tag: racial inequality
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How Activists Worked to Fight Against Racial Injustice, Even In the Midst of the Pandemic
The pandemic changed the way that Hudson Valley social justice groups organized, but many saw their involvement increase as a result of George Floyd’s murder. These groups, and the people who study them, weigh in on how the internet changed how individuals react to the Black Lives Matter movement. Warning: This story contains mentions of…
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Affirmative Action or Inaction: Racial Inequality Persists
The term “minority” has become an oxymoron, recent census data show. Yet people of color are subjected to institutional racism that keeps them at a disadvantage to whites, according to panelists at a recent forum held at SUNY New Paltz. The United University Professions sponsored a forum held on Feb. 27 that brought together SUNY New Paltz…