Housing Segregation and Redlining in America: A Short History
In 1968, Congress passed the Fair Housing Act that made it illegal to discriminate in housing. Gene Demby of NPR’s Code Switch explains why neighborhoods are still so segregated today.
Read MoreRedlining
The 1968 Fair Housing Act outlawed racially motivated redlining and tasked federal financial regulators, including the Federal Reserve, with enforcement.
Read MoreA ‘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 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.
Read MoreHow to Increase Diversity in the Dog World
More trainers, from more cultures, can only be good for all dogs and people who need help with training.
Read MorePerspective on Juneteenth
Junteenth is the oldest celebration of the end of slavery and America’s newest holiday, also known as “Freedom Day” or “Emancipation Day.” Juneteenth has been celebrated by Black people in America for generations and takes place annually on June 19. The holiday is a combination of the words “June” and “nineteenth.” President Abraham Lincoln issued…
Read MoreThe Juneteenth flag is full of symbols. Here’s what they mean
CNN — You might see another red, white and blue flag flying this weekend over state capitols and city buildings. That banner with a bursting star in the middle is the Juneteenth Flag, a symbolic representation of the end of slavery in the United States. The flag is the brainchild of activist Ben Haith, founder of the National Juneteenth Celebration Foundation…
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