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Tag: Racist
African-American
Why Countering Racism Requires Regular, Dedicated Anti-Racist Work
As a qualitative sociologist I am drawn to stories that demonstrate social facts. Here is a story that I would like to share that underscores why I believe that we must be committed to anti-racist work and do so even in the midst of a year defined by disruption.
September 24, 2020
African-American
Davidson College Issues Apology For Its Past Support of Slavery
North Carolina’s Davidson College, founded by Presbyterians in 1837, has issued a public apology for its support of slavery during the school’s first 30 years, reports the Associated Press. As part of contending with its past, the school also unveiled an “action plan” Wednesday that includes renaming buildings with connections to racist figures and strengthening […]
August 20, 2020
African-American
U of Alabama Renames Hall Named After a Doctor With Racist Beliefs
The University of Alabama is renaming a hall named after Dr. Josiah C. Nott, a physician and scientist who held racist beliefs, reported abc3340. Nott Hall, where the university’s Honors College is situated, will now be called Honors Hall. Mackenzi Dugan, who some months ago initiated a petition to rename campus buildings with a racist […]
August 6, 2020
African-American
Loyola University Maryland to Remove Flannery O’Connor’s Name From Residence Hall
Loyola University Maryland has said it will remove author Flannery O’Connor’s name from a residence hall because “some of her personal writings reflected a racist perspective.” “The building names we use at Loyola should declare to our students—and entire community—what sort of values we esteem and hope to instill in our graduates,” said university president […]
July 31, 2020
News Roundup
U of Oregon to Remove the Name of a Racist From a Campus Building
The University of Oregon will remove from a campus building the name of a White settler who supported slavery, reported the Associated Press. This week, the university’s board decided to rename Deady Hall, the university’s first building, named after Matthew Deady. The building will temporarily be called University Hall. A formal renaming process will begin […]
June 25, 2020
Opinion
At a Loss for Words After George Floyd: Three Actions in Lieu of Statements
Race is foundational to our nation, its original sin. We live in a racist society, so we all do racists things. Racism, moreover, is systemic. We can no more escape it than we can avoid breathing in polluted air.
June 16, 2020
HBCUs
HBCU Alabama State Starts Process to Remove Racist Names From Campus Buildings
The historically Black Alabama State University said it is getting ready to remove the names of people associated with racist organizations, policies or political activity from campus buildings in response to the death of George Floyd and other Black men and women who have been killed in racist encounters. University president Dr. Quinton Ross said […]
June 11, 2020
Faculty & Staff
U of Louisiana Monroe, Texas State U Fire Staff, Faculty for Racist Comments
The University of Louisiana Monroe said it has fired one faculty member and started the process to fire a second one for their “stunningly bigoted and racist language” on social media. Texas State University has fired a staffer for the same reason, reported the Houston Chronicle. At the University of Louisiana Monroe, a letter of […]
June 11, 2020
African-American
After Black Alumni Lambast Him, Liberty U’s Jerry Falwell Jr. Apologizes for Blackface Tweet
After Black alumni strongly denounced his actions, Liberty University president Jerry Falwell Jr. apologized on Monday for a May 27 tweet — which he has now deleted — in which he posted a picture of a blackface mask. Several alumni and staff of the Virginia university called the tweet racist and at least three Black staff members, including a professor, have since resigned.
June 9, 2020
African-American
Ivanka Trump Says ‘Discrimination’ Is the Reason This College Canceled Her Speech
Ivanka Trump said that “viewpoint discrimination” and “cancel culture” are the reasons she was dropped as the virtual commencement speaker by WSU Tech, a college affiliated with Wichita State University. Last Thursday, WSU Tech said in an announcement that the president’s daughter was to be the commencement speaker on June 6. Later in the day, […]
June 8, 2020
Students
After Racist Posts About George Floyd, Some Colleges Expel Students, Professor Resigns
Some universities have taken strict action against students, and in one case, a faculty member, for their racist and offensive comments and videos about George Floyd, a Black man who died last week after a Minneapolis police officer pinned him down with his knee on his neck for approximately nine minutes.
June 3, 2020
HBCUs
What Do We Tell Our Children, Our Students?
For the past few days, I, like many others, have been viewing through the lens of the media, the reaction of our country to the deplorable and senseless death of yet another defenseless black person at the hands of a white police officer, a tragic mockery to the truth that Black Lives Matter. Similar to other Americans, I am overcome with a range of emotions.
June 3, 2020
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