Equity & Equality
A ‘Forgotten History’ Of How The U.S. Government Segregated America
In 1933, faced with a housing shortage, the federal government began a program explicitly designed to increase — and segregate — America’s housing stock. Author Richard Rothstein says the housing programs begun under the New Deal were tantamount to a “state-sponsored system of segregation.”
Read MoreRacism in the Dog Community – Resources
This article provides resources and information on racism in the dog training community, including a range of websites, articles, and podcasts.
Read MoreHomestead Act (1862)
Passed on May 20, 1862, the Homestead Act accelerated the settlement of the western territory by granting adult heads of families 160 acres of surveyed public land for a minimal filing fee and five years of continuous residence on that land.
Read MoreGuide To Avoiding Cultural Appropriation
As Halloween comes around, the Ethnic Student Center is urging people to be mindful when dressing up and to avoid appropriating other cultures. This has been a problem in the past and the ESC felt the need to address it this Halloween. Cultural appropriation is the act of representing a culture that is not yours,…
Read MoreThe Circle Activity
This is an activity relating to the NEADS DEI Team’s current focus of race.
Read MoreSystemic Racism in the Dog World
Why talk about Race at NEADS? Racism can be present in any environment. Through this DEI presentation, we want to recognize how it may present in the “Dog World.”
Read MoreCan Dog Costumes Be Culturally Appropriative?
Deciding what costume to dress your pet in? Considering it’s an animal wearing a costume and not a person, can pet costumes even be culturally appropriative? The short answer is yes.
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