At Alabama, a Renewed Stand for Integration - NYTimes.com
Racial biases in Alabama’s Greek system, which has a membership of nearly one-quarter of the university’s undergraduate enrollment, have been an open secret for decades.
Friday, September 20, 2013
At Alabama, a Renewed Stand for Integration - NYTimes.com
The Crimson White | The Final Barrier: 50 years later, segregation still exists
The Crimson White | The Final Barrier: 50 years later, segregation still exists
The recruit, who asked to remain anonymous, seemed like the perfect sorority pledge on paper, yet didn’t receive a bid from any of the 16 Panhellenic sororities during formal recruitment. Gotz and others said they know why: The recruit is black. She and at least one other black woman, who wished to remain anonymous for fear of personal safety, went through formal recruitment this year, but neither was offered a bid.
A Turnabout at Traditionally White Sororities, in Nine Days at Alabama - NYTimes.com
A Turnabout at Traditionally White Sororities, in Nine Days at Alabama - NYTimes.com
The announcement marked the first time since 2003 that those organizations said they had added minority students to their memberships. Other new minority members could follow, said the president, Judy L. Bonner.
Black students invited to pledge Alabama sororities
Black students invited to pledge Alabama sororities
Seventy-two bids – offers to allow a person to pledge – have been offered by the mostly white sororities on the Tuscaloosa campus in the last week, Bonner said. Of those, 11 went to black women and three to women representing other minority groups, Bonner said. Four black women accepted and two women representing other minority groups accepted.
Thursday, September 19, 2013
Miss America and the Indian Beauty Myth
http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/3941524
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Friday, September 13, 2013
Julie Chen Speaks Out Following Her Plastic Surgery Confession, Says Her Parents Are Proud of Me | E! Online
She continued, "He said, 'Let's face it Julie, how relatable are you to our community? How big of an Asian community do we have in Dayton? On top of that, because of your Asian eyes, I've noticed that when you're on camera, you look disinterested and bored.'"
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
What kind of Asian are you? - YouTube
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DWynJkN5HbQ&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DDWynJkN5HbQ
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What kind of Asian are you? - YouTube
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DWynJkN5HbQ&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DDWynJkN5HbQ
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