Slavery was abolished in America 150 years ago‚ however‚ the color line it created is very much still alive. From the overtly racist Jim Crow laws to the discriminatory covert practices within the housing industry today‚ there is a clear division of white versus black‚ superior versus inferior that divides the nation. In her article “The Case for Reparations‚” Ta-Nehisi Coates makes the case for why African Americans should be paid back for all of the injustices they had to‚ and continue to‚ endure
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African Americans have been oppressed in the United States since its birth. Even after hundreds of years‚ African Americans do not receive the same treatments that an average non-minority citizen would get. Although many things have changed over this remarkable period of time‚ there is still work to be done. There are differences between African American people and communities compared to the situation of Caucasians around our nation. Many African Americans have an ongoing battle with poverty‚ racism
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financial problems.4 The Act had a hard time passing through both Houses of Congress with out compromise between the two political parties. The Democrats only agreed to support the bill after the Republicans agreed to strengthen provisions of the anti-redlining Community Reinvestment Act which regulated Federal laws pertaining to community development‚ housing‚ and related programs.5 On November 4‚ the final bill was passed through the Senate and the House after resolving the differences between the Democrats
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After reading the book Nasty Women by Samhita Mukhopadhyay‚ Kate Harding‚ Zerlina Maxwell‚ Jessica Valenti‚ Cheryl Strayed‚ Katha Pollitt‚ and Mary Kathryn Nagle. I got a better understanding of the apparent aftermath of the 2016 Presidential election. This book put together by multiple feminist expressing their outrage‚ frustration‚ and satisfaction in regards to fifty-three percent of white women voted for Donald Trump and ninety-four percent of black women voted for Hilary Clinton. Throughout
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Managing Knowledge and Learning at NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory Summary National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was established by Congress on October 1‚ 1958‚ in order for the United States to keep up with the technological advancements achieved from former Soviet Union’s successful launch of the Sputnik (1957). The Apollo Era-Mission had risen from the support of John F. Kennedy’s goal‚ which was “landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to Earth.” Prioritization
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URBAN GEOGRAPHY TERMS Action space—The geographical area that contains the space an indivdual interacts with on a daily basis. Annexation—the process of legally adding land area to a city. Beaux arts—This movement within city planning and urban design that stressed the marriage of older‚ classical forms with newer‚ industrial ones. Common characteristics of this period include wide thoroughfares‚ spacious parks‚ and civic monuments that stressed progress‚ freedom‚ and national unity. City
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Unit 9: Week 3 - Study Guide for Test 1 Use the following as a guide. The test covers chapter’s 1-3 plus any supplementary articles or documentaries that were required. This is only a guide. Remember that since this is an open book test‚ ANY question pertaining to the readings could show up. Be sure to have read thoroughly before beginning the test. Please note that starred items could be included as possible short essays (requiring a 1-2 paragraph response). I also suggest that you
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act in 1964‚ discrimination based on race‚ religion‚ or sex was 2 made illegal on a federal level and thereby beginning the first steps meeting the needs of poor individuals by combatting poverty through getting rid of housing codes‚ and racial redlining laws throughout the U.S. After the civil rights act a plethora of social justice programs were put into action. The Economic Opportunity act and The Economic Development act began to earnestly work a provided more jobs to both rural and urban communities
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Race and racism may have changed tremendously over historical time‚ moving from slavery to freedom‚ and from empire to post-colonialism‚ but the concept of race and phenotypical differences remained embedded in society and in the minds of people throughout different countries. The racial classification and racial hierarchization of the world was a deeply established sociohistorical fact (Winant 135). The post-world war II break brought to light the long gestation of racial tensions that had accumulated
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Chapter 16 Marketing Ethics and Social Responsibility GENERAL CONTENT: Multiple-Choice Questions 1. The marketing concept is a philosophy of customer satisfaction and _____. a. mutual interest b. mutual gain c. innovation d. needs met e. none of the above (Answer: b; p. 495; Moderate) 2. You have just read the latest survey about consumers’ attitudes toward current marketing practices. It reveals that consumers in general hold _____ attitudes
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