by lindaoppenheim | Mar 6, 2019 | Article, Documents, history
“For most Americans, black history begins in 1619, when a Dutch ship brought some “20 and odd Negroes” as slaves to the English colony of Jamestown, in Virginia. Many are not aware that black history in the United States goes back at least a century before this...
by lindaoppenheim | Mar 4, 2019 | Article, Documents
“The report, released this week by the nonprofit EdBuild, put a dollar amount on the problem of school segregation, which has persisted long after Brown v. Board of Education and was targeted in recent lawsuits in states from New Jersey to Minnesota. . . ....
by lindaoppenheim | Dec 19, 2018 | Article, Documents
At Ohio’s fourth biennial summit on infant mortality. Speakers urged the attendees to look at infant mortality as a legacy of racism: African-American infants are dying at three times the rate of white babies in Ohio. To read the newspaper account click here....
by lindaoppenheim | Dec 6, 2018 | books, Documents, Events, Exhibit, history
“Open Archive: Segregation in Princeton,” Princeton Public Library, 5:30-7:00 PM Explore original artifacts and archival materials that tell the story of segregation in Princeton – from businesses to schools to the local fight for civil rights. Presented...
by lindaoppenheim | Sep 13, 2018 | Documents
The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights has released its 2018 report “An Assessment of Minority Voting Rights Access in the United States.” Commission Chair Catherine E. Lhamon said that the report “reflects the reality that citizens in the United...
by lindaoppenheim | Jul 20, 2018 | Documents, Video
At the Tuesday, July 17, 2018 Princeton Board of Education meeting, educational consultant Marceline DuBose discussed the findings and recommendations from the equity audit that was conducted since December 2017. The audit consisted of reviews of policies, analysis...
