Monthly Archives: December 2016
Psychological Affects of Racism
The United States prides itself on being a home for people from all backgrounds. That means cultural ideas from all over the world are coming together in a country with its own racial history. See our more on racism in … Continue reading
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Tagged colorist, cultural history, discrimination, history, immigrants, police relations, prejudice, Racism, United States of America, University of Illinois Police
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Not My University
The African-American struggle for both inclusiveness and representation at the University of Illinois has a long-running background, dating back prior to the start of Project 500—a public demand to admit more African-American and Latino students into the university. An inspirational … Continue reading
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Tagged black greeks, black people, champaign, equality, Illinois, journalism, police brutality
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Mental Health Matters
As a group, we chose to use an alternate host for our website to create a final project more unified with our topic and theme of Mental Health Awareness. The site we used, which can be found here, allowed … Continue reading
Voices from the Field
On an off the field, student athletes serve as role models. Athletes, as public figures, have a platform that can be used to publicly voice opinions. Historically, athletes have been using this platform to stand up for social issues. One … Continue reading
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Tagged #multimedia, athletes, final project, role models, Sports, U of I, website
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