Racism

Breaking Down the Racial Barriers to Housing

From left to right: Moderator Frances Carr, YWCA People of Color Executive Council; Panelists: Sheila Sebron, Veteran Service Officer with the American Legion; Michelle Allen, activist and author; Cathy Nguyen, Poet Laureate and Housing Operations Manager, YWCA.
From left to right: Moderator Frances Carr, YWCA People of Color Executive Council; Panelists: Sheila Sebron, Veteran Service Officer with the American Legion; Michelle Allen, activist and author; Cathy Nguyen, Poet Laureate and Housing Operations Manager, YWCA.
Written by Eric Bronson On Friday May 19th at Seattle City Hall, YWCA Seattle|King|Snohomish hosted its annual Stand Against Racism event, bringing together city officials, poets, activists and community members to take […]

Poverty, Race and America’s Education System, Part 2: Segregated Schools

Schools need support and training to disrupt the school-to-prison pipeline. Image from <a href="http://idreamincolors.org/" target="_blank">idreamincolors.org</a>.
Schools need support and training to disrupt the school-to-prison pipeline. Image from idreamincolors.org.
In the first part of her "Separate and Unequal" blog series, Perry Firth examined some troubling outcomes of the re-segregation of our nation’s schools, including the disproportionality of discipline that results in suspensions, expulsions and dropping out. These contribute to the systemic problem known as the “school-to-prison pipeline” and lack of success for many students of color. In Part Two, she writes about the impact of all this and what we can do about it.
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