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Is It Time To Say R.I.P. To 'POC'?
Shereen Marisol Meraji, Natalie Escobar & Kumari Devarajan
NPR • September 30, 2020
On the Code Switch podcast, we often use the term "people of color." And it's not something we thought a ton about until the Black Lives Matter protests reignited in May, and we saw a refrain across social media, particularly among Black people: Stop calling me a person of color.
Many felt that people using the term POC were (intentionally or not) sidestepping the truth: that certain effects of racism — things like mass incarceration, police violence, inability to access good health care — disproportionately affect Black and Indigenous people. Not all "people of color."
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Is It Time To Say R.I.P. To 'POC'? • Shereen Marisol Meraji, Natalie Escobar & Kumari Devarajan, NPR • September 30, 2020
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Think About It - Uli Baer
Affirmative Action: OiYan Poon on Race, Admissions, and Achievement
What's the link between race, admissions, and achievement in today's higher education? Is is easier for some groups to get into college thanks to affirmative action, and harder for others? The lawsuits against affirmative action involving Harvard, UNC, and other schools all claim that affirmative action is unfair, unjust and, it would be hard to miss, un-American. Professor Poon studies higher education and analyzes policies in light of hard data, not myths and misperceptions.
