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Laurencin, Cato T., Ed. – National Academies Press, 2020
Despite the changing demographics of the nation and a growing appreciation for diversity and inclusion as drivers of excellence in science, engineering, and medicine, Black Americans are severely underrepresented in these fields. Racism and bias are significant reasons for this disparity, with detrimental implications on individuals, health care…
Descriptors: Racial Discrimination, Racial Bias, African Americans, Career Choice
Dillard Univ., New Orleans, LA. Armistad Research Center. – 1978
This report contains transcripts of speeches given at the Amistad Symposium by lawyers, judges, and others active in the civil rights movement since the 1960s. Speakers include Clifton Johnson, J. Skelly Wright, John P. Nelson, Edwin King, Fred L. Banks, Jr., Lawrence A. Aschenbrenner, Frank R. Parker, Henry Schwarzschild, and Richard B. Sobol.…
Descriptors: Civil Disobedience, Civil Rights, Civil Rights Legislation, Desegregation Litigation
AT&T Communications, Inc., New York, NY. – 1994
In January 1994, the Chicago Urban League (Illinois) brought together 11 of Chicago's leading scholars and community leaders for a discussion of the intersection of race and poverty. Nearly 300 people attended the symposium. The tone of the opening panel,"Racial/Ethnic Community Structures and the Making of Public Policy," was set by…
Descriptors: Ethnic Groups, Futures (of Society), Low Income Groups, Policy Formation
Strum, Phillipa, Ed. – 2002
These papers are based on a 2002 seminar that examined the book "Brown v. Board of Education: A Civil Rights Milestone and Its Troubled Legacy" (James T. Patterson). "The Troubled Legacy of Brown v. Board" (James T. Patterson) highlights the impact of the case on the civil rights movement and school integration or desegregation…
Descriptors: Black Students, Civil Rights, Court Litigation, Educational Change