The Paper That's More Than Black and White
By Jazelle Hunt, NNPA Washington Correspondent May 8, 2015 “We discovered, the more likely teachers thought a student was Black, the more harshly they wanted to punish them,” said Jason Okonofua, a doctoral student at Stanford University and co-author of the study, “Two Strikes: Race and the Disciplining of Young Students.” (Courtesy Photo) […]
By Jazelle Hunt, NNPA Washington Correspondent May 8, 2015 Pamela Newkirk, journalist and author of the book said that, “For more than a hundred years, the story of Ota Benga was told by the same people who exploited him, and that narrative has stuck all of this time.” (Courtesy Photo) WASHINGTON, D.C. […]