race

Race & Gender In The Elections: How Children Are Affected

Stephen Steigman, Matthew Long-Middleton and Claire McInerny — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 00:51:12 +0000

It may be hard to remember, but the 2008 election broke racial and gender norms for politics. With President Obama, Sarah Palin and Hilary Clinton among the presidential and vice-presidential candidates in both major parties, the idea of race and gender was a common discussion. But what did that election mean to those who didn’t, and couldn’t vote?

KU Researcher Finds Racial Disparity In NIH Grants

Susan B. Wilson and Monica Sandreczki — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 16:29:33 +0000

When researchers submit proposals to the National Institutes of Health to get funding, they don’t indicate their race or ethnicity. But black researchers are a third less likely than other equally-qualified researchers to receive NIH funding.

How Discriminatory Real Estate Practices Led To A Divided KC

Susan B. Wilson — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 22:13:29 +0000

Author Tanner Colby wondered why almost none of his friends were black. His curiosity led him to explore racial integration in America, and his search led him right to Kansas City where J.C. Nichols once enjoyed the dubious distinction of being a national leader in developing and maintaining all-white communities.

How To Be Black

Andrea Silenzi and Jabulani Leffall — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 14:30:11 +0000

How black is our guest Baratunde Thurston? Does he fit into our popular concepts of blackness, which he describes as hip-hop, crime and prison, fatherless homes, high blood pressure, school drop outs, drugs, athleticism, musical talent, the Wire, poverty, diabetes, the civil rights movement and, more recently, the U.S. Presidency?

New Report On Black-White Disparities in Kansas

Susan B. Wilson — Tue, 15 May 2012 15:31:00 +0000

How does the status of African Americans in Kansas compare with that of its white citizens? That’s the question that inspired a recent report by the Kansas African American Affairs Commission.