March 12, 2021 at 2:46 pm
In the wake of the past year’s Black Lives Matter protests, achieving “diversity” across domains has become a pressing societal concern.
Science Advances. That means devising ways to turn talk of diversity into action for instance, diversifying a workforce or a neighborhood can be subjective.
“Americans almost always talk about diversity in this positive but very, very ambiguous light,” Xu says. “So people can agree that diversity is good without agreeing on what diversity actually looks like.”
Xu and colleagues focused on racial diversity. The team tested what that looks like to different groups of people by showing them hypothetical neighborhoods, each with different racial and ethnic makeups. The team surveyed 1,803 U.S. adults split almost evenly among four groups white, Black, Latino and Asian. All the neighborhoods had one dominant group, making up 50 to 90 percent of residents, one midsize group and one minority group makin
‘We just want equity and equality and appreciation’: The history behind Black History Month
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DETROIT – February is Black History Month a time dedicated to celebrating the achievements of African Americans in U.S. history.
“Some people say to me, ‘Well, why Black History Month?’ Well, we just want equity and equality and appreciation,” Detroit historian Ken Coleman said. ”Black folk have played a significant role in what we call today, the United States of America.”
Daniel Hirschman is a sociology professor at Brown University.
“There’s no White history month because most white history is taught, or a version of white history so you see white people in statues, and books and textbooks,” Hirschman said.
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February marks the start of Black History Month, a federally recognized celebration of the contributions African Americans have made to this country and a time to reflect on the continued struggle for racial justice.
Black History Month has become one of the most celebrated cultural heritage months on the calendar, said LaGarrett J. King, an associate professor of social studies education at the University of Missouri.
Schools and businesses offer Black-history-themed meals, lectures, plays and quizzes while major brands roll out clothing, television specials and content for consumers, which can sometimes come off as tone-deaf, particularly when presented without context.
Celebrating Black History Month in 2021
It’s day one of Black History Month, a month-long celebration of the contributions of African Americans and a time to reflect on our progress toward racial equity. In partnership with the National Black Nurses Association (NBNA), we’ll be featuring a range of stories related to black history on Scrubs Mag throughout the month of February and beyond to keep the conversation going.
This year’s Black History Month feels even more critical than usual for several reasons, a few of which include:
Over the past year, COVID-19 has had a disproportionate effect on brown and black Americans.