https://padlet.com/sm313058/36nx77y0tdh7 en-us 2020-04-03 01:16:32 UTC 2020-04-20 17:27:00 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f4da.png sm313058 https://padlet.com/sm313058/36nx77y0tdh7/wish/491863334 This article was written by a Japanese student that compares affirmative action policies in American universities to the gender inequalities at the University of Tokyo. The article stands in favor of affirmative action in college admissions.]]> 2020-04-03 20:10:09 UTC https://padlet.com/sm313058/36nx77y0tdh7/wish/491863334 sm313058 https://padlet.com/sm313058/36nx77y0tdh7/wish/491875203 Neal McCluskey writes about why affirmative action should not be allowed at public universities in America. His argument lies on the notion that public colleges are government-funded, whereas private colleges are independent of the government. ]]> 2020-04-03 20:20:37 UTC https://padlet.com/sm313058/36nx77y0tdh7/wish/491875203 https://padlet.com/sm313058/36nx77y0tdh7/wish/495693947 John Tures writes about how he believes white privilege is just another form of racism and shouldn't be talked about because in the end, white people get discriminated against. With that being said, Tures just relies on quotes from others to further his argument.
(the link won't load when I try to plug it in here so here's the worded link: https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/opinion/article219554050.html )]]> 2020-04-06 20:33:39 UTC https://padlet.com/sm313058/36nx77y0tdh7/wish/495693947 https://padlet.com/sm313058/36nx77y0tdh7/wish/495702342 In Jon Greenberg's article, he writes about 10 reasons white privilege still exists and how he knows it when he sees it. Throughout this article, he mentions plenty of famous or relevant events and even adds links so there are numerous of resources! ]]> 2020-04-06 20:40:24 UTC https://padlet.com/sm313058/36nx77y0tdh7/wish/495702342 bc407061 https://padlet.com/sm313058/36nx77y0tdh7/wish/499383864 This article was written by Laura Meckler and Kate Rabinowitz who explain how most schools are becoming diverse in race among students, but most of teachers are still white. This article is in favor of having more racial diversity in schools.]]> 2020-04-08 19:17:22 UTC https://padlet.com/sm313058/36nx77y0tdh7/wish/499383864 bc407061 https://padlet.com/sm313058/36nx77y0tdh7/wish/499410465 This article was written by Paolo Gaudiano who disagrees that all kinds of diversity but most importantly racial diversity shouldn't  be the top priority when it comes to businesses; instead they should focus on inclusion and match the person they are hiring with the majority of their current employees. This article is against racial diversity in businesses. ]]> 2020-04-08 19:36:09 UTC https://padlet.com/sm313058/36nx77y0tdh7/wish/499410465 https://padlet.com/sm313058/36nx77y0tdh7/wish/499478689 This editorial goes into great detail on what is Trump’s stance and how it ultimately affected the NFL commissioner to create rules on whether or not NFL players and coaches can kneel during the National Anthem. This rule states that  Players will no longer be required to be on the field during the anthem and may stay in the locker room during that time if they choose. But those who do go out to the field and don’t stand during the anthem could face a penalty. 

]]> 2020-04-08 20:29:06 UTC https://padlet.com/sm313058/36nx77y0tdh7/wish/499478689 https://padlet.com/sm313058/36nx77y0tdh7/wish/499481477 This editorial goes in-depth on how the Rooney Rule was implemented and its overall success. The Rooney Rule was put in place to help minority coaching candidates get an interview. This happens due to the fact that it is required that for every coaching position open it is required that every team interviews one minority coach.]]> 2020-04-08 20:31:29 UTC https://padlet.com/sm313058/36nx77y0tdh7/wish/499481477 https://padlet.com/sm313058/36nx77y0tdh7/wish/499482730 This editorial covers the issue of kneeling during the national anthem and the importance of the movement that this created. This started when Colin Kaepernick took a knee during the national anthem and was most recently lit up again with Nike including Kaepernick during one of its advertisements. 

]]> 2020-04-08 20:32:34 UTC https://padlet.com/sm313058/36nx77y0tdh7/wish/499482730 sm313058 https://padlet.com/sm313058/36nx77y0tdh7/wish/509410564 This NY Times article claims that COVID-19 is seen to be impacting black populations and neighborhoods at high rates compared to other racial groups. This editorial discusses this topic from the perspective of a black male who has personal connections to this issue.  ]]> 2020-04-15 20:46:24 UTC https://padlet.com/sm313058/36nx77y0tdh7/wish/509410564 sm313058 https://padlet.com/sm313058/36nx77y0tdh7/wish/509469778 This article from the NY Times is about how the global pandemic is affecting Asian Americans. With the origin being in China, this virus is causing stereotypes and rumors to spread about Asian populations.]]> 2020-04-15 21:33:23 UTC https://padlet.com/sm313058/36nx77y0tdh7/wish/509469778 bc407061 https://padlet.com/sm313058/36nx77y0tdh7/wish/512194598 This article, written by Jeremy B. White talks about a new survey that has found that most Americans still believe that racism still exists. They found out that 67% of people who took the survey still believe that racism is still a thing, 30% of people said that it still was a thing but wasn't a major issue, and 3% of people said it doesn't exist at all.]]> 2020-04-17 06:59:57 UTC https://padlet.com/sm313058/36nx77y0tdh7/wish/512194598 bc407061 https://padlet.com/sm313058/36nx77y0tdh7/wish/512205179 This article was written by Sara Friedman, and she talks about how most teachers in schools aren't of color. She talks about how 50% of students identify as being of color, while 40% of schools don't have a single teacher of color.]]> 2020-04-17 07:08:11 UTC https://padlet.com/sm313058/36nx77y0tdh7/wish/512205179 https://padlet.com/sm313058/36nx77y0tdh7/wish/513958001 This article is from a female African Americans point of view on white privilege. she provides her own encounters and statistics that show how prevalent white privilege is in todays world.]]> 2020-04-18 04:05:58 UTC https://padlet.com/sm313058/36nx77y0tdh7/wish/513958001 https://padlet.com/sm313058/36nx77y0tdh7/wish/513958548 this article talks about two boys who committed the same crime. one black and one white but the black guy was given a way longer sentence. ]]> 2020-04-18 04:07:48 UTC https://padlet.com/sm313058/36nx77y0tdh7/wish/513958548 https://padlet.com/sm313058/36nx77y0tdh7/wish/518196884 This article talks about the historical significance about the NFL player protest movement and its ongoing importance. 
https://www-tandfonline-com.ezproxy.lib.utexas.edu/doi/full/10.1080/07393148.2019.1686739]]> 2020-04-20 17:19:24 UTC https://padlet.com/sm313058/36nx77y0tdh7/wish/518196884