Racial Profiling and the War on Terror: Changing Trends and Perspectives [PDF]
, 2006 Minorities in the United States have often been treated unfairly by law enforcement agencies. Prior to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack on the United States, Blacks were the main victims of racial profiling.
Bah, Abu B.
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THE DETERMINANTS OF HAPPINESS AMONG RACE GROUPS IN SOUTH AFRICA [PDF]
This paper tests for happiness differences among race groups in South Africa and also investigates the determinants of happiness for each race group. Using data from the 2008 National Income Dynamics Survey, the results indicate that reported happiness ...
Ebrahim, Amina
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To Be Muslim or “Muslim-Looking” in America: A Comparative Exploration of Racial and Religious Prejudice in the 21st Century [PDF]
, 2010 This Essay begins with a confession. In taking implicit association tests ( IATs ) designed to measure my unconscious attitude toward two particular demographic groups, I discovered that I, an African-American, harbored a slight automatic preference ...
Cashin, Sheryll
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Spatial Mismatch or Racial Mismatch? [PDF]
We contrast the spatial mismatch hypothesis with what we term the racial mismatch hypothesis – that the problem is not a lack of jobs, per se, where blacks live, but a lack of jobs where blacks live into which blacks are hired.
David Neumark +2 more
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Who Goes to College? Differential Enrollment by Race and Family Background [PDF]
While trends in college enrollment for blacks and whites have been the subject of study for a number of years, little attention has been paid to the variation in college enrollment by socioeconomic status (SES).
Amir Sufi, Sandra E. Black
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Black Women in the Labor Movement: Interviews with Clara Day & Johnnie Jackson [PDF]
, 1988 [Excerpt] Labor unions, like all other institutions in our society, have participated in the racial and sexual discrimination which has made life so difficult for blacks and women. Yet black women are among the strongest and most consistent supporters of
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Segregation and Black Political Efficacy [PDF]
The impact of segregation on Black political efficacy is theoretically ambiguous. On one hand, increased contact among Blacks in more segregated areas may mean that Blacks are better able to coordinate political behavior.
Ebonya L. Washington +1 more
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Why do small establishments hire fewer blacks than large ones [PDF]
This paper shows that small establishments are much less likely to hire and employ blacks than are larger establishments. A number of possible explanations for this result are considered, such as differences across establishments in application rates ...
H. J. Holzer
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Remember the Fillmore: The Lingering History of Urban Renewal in Black San Francisco
, 2012 In the summer of 2008, I moved to San Francisco, California. I lived in the city for three months. As a researcher, my objective was to learn more about Mayor Gavin Newsome’s African-American Out-Migration Task Force.
Jackson, Christina, Jones, Nikki
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White discrimination in provision of black education: plantations and towns [PDF]
We present a model of public provision of education for blacks in two discriminatory regimes, white plantation controlled, and white town controlled.
Canaday, Neil, Tamura, Robert
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