Overcoming segregation.This year, communities nationwide celebrate the 50th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education Brown v. Board of Education (of Topeka) (1954) U.S. Supreme Court case in which the court ruled unanimously that racial segregation in public schools violated the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. , the landmark case landmark case Law & medicine A civil or, far less commonly, criminal action that has had an impact on a particular area of medicine. in which the Supreme Court established for the first time that the principle of equal rights under the law overrides local prejudicial habits, no matter how entrenched en·trench also in·trench v. en·trenched, en·trench·ing, en·trench·es v.tr. 1. To provide with a trench, especially for the purpose of fortifying or defending. 2. . That decision laid the groundwork for the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and Brown itself is most notable as a signal to the end of Jim Crow. As such, Brown still applies to compelling civil rights struggles in schools and beyond. Still a great deal of work is required to ensure that all students get an equally high-quality public education, a goal that we are far from meeting. J. Douglas Allen-Taylor and Lee Hubbard reflect on the usefulness of integration as a tactic for improving public education and bolstering communities. Eric C. Wat provides an overview of the most successful efforts to organize parents and students for school reforms ranging from new curricula to ending standardized testing. Chela che·la n. pl. che·lae A pincerlike claw of a crustacean or arachnid, such as a lobster, crab, or scorpion. [New Latin ch Delgado frames the issue of teacher quality as a matter of a teacher's racial identification and engagement with communities of color. Victor Goode imagines that while education activists continue to fight for equality in schooling, the public health arena is crying out for a Brown-like framework that can transform our experiences with doctors and hospitals. Certainly, the rest of the stories in this issue suggest the need for new desegregation desegregation: see integration. orders in arenas that smell of Jim Crow. We could consider the rise of juvenile and criminal prisons a form of segregation, as we see in Xochitl Bervera's piece about the successful fight to shut down the Tallulah juvenile detention center. Suleman Din writes that all of Jersey City has been labeled "Terror City," as a result of the FBI's racial profiling The consideration of race, ethnicity, or national origin by an officer of the law in deciding when and how to intervene in an enforcement capacity. Police officers often profile certain types of individuals who are more likely to perpetrate crimes. of Muslims. Finally, Tony LoPresti and Manuel Pastor write about diverse grassroots groups fighting for a connected globalization globalization Process by which the experience of everyday life, marked by the diffusion of commodities and ideas, is becoming standardized around the world. Factors that have contributed to globalization include increasingly sophisticated communications and transportation , rather than a segregated one. Rinku Sen ColorLines Publisher P.S. We hope you enjoy our new look, starting with this issue. Just a design tune-up, or a little "Botox," as our designer Chris Martin puts it, to make the magazine more readable and engaging. |
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