Racism

Homes in Black and Latino neighborhoods still undervalued 50 years after US banned using race in real estate appraisals

Racial inequality in home values is greater today than it was 40 years ago, with homes in white neighborhoods appreciating $200,000 more since 1980 than comparable homes in similar communities of color. Our new research on home apprai...

The Conversation Contributions ·over 3 years ago

Why South African opposition’s policy on racial inequality is out of sync with reality

Claiming, as South Africa’s official opposition the Democratic Alliance (DA) does, that policy must ignore race in South Africa, is like insisting that economic inequality should have been ignored in nineteenth century Europe. The par...

The Conversation Contributions ·over 3 years ago

THE MEDIA-CREATED MYTH OF FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION

My friend asked me for my views on the raging debate about freedom of expression, especially of the media. I told him that this time I have nothing to say. I prefer to keep my silence. Yes, I have chosen silence because I do not want ...

Sandile Memela·about 3 years ago

What's Trending: ANC To Submit Formal Complaint To BCCSA And SAHRC Over ENCA Racism Saga.

The African National Congress (ANC) plans on submitting a formal complaint to the Broadcasting Complaints Commission of South Africa (BCCSA) and the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) following claims of racism acts by ENCA  J...

Phumzile Mavimbela·about 3 years ago

Racism in South Africa: why the ANC has failed to dismantle patterns of white privilege

It is a historical fact that the economic prosperity of whites in South Africa is based on the racist exploitation and impoverishment of blacks

Mandisi Majavu -Senior lecturer, Department of political and International studies, Rhodes University·over 1 year ago

Teacher fired over racist lesson at Crawford College

A substitute teacher was dismissed from Crawford International after writing down racially offensive terms during class on Monday.

Neo Poho·9 months ago

The state takeover of Houston public schools is about more than school improvement

When the state of Texas took over Houston’s public school district on March 15, 2023, it made the district one of more than 100 school districts in the nation that have experienced similar state takeovers during the past 30 years.

Domingo Morel Associate Professor of Political Science and Public Service, New York University·about 1 year ago