Racism https://cuindependent.com Fri, 17 May 2019 19:22:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.2.1 https://cuindependent.com/new/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cropped-CUILOGO-white-mini-32x32.png Racism https://cuindependent.com 32 32 Opinion: How Trump has violated immigration law https://cuindependent.com/2019/05/17/trump-has-violated-immigration-law/ Fri, 17 May 2019 18:07:07 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=102942 Many people think the United States has no obligation to immigrants, but according to our U.S. laws, we do. By Valeria Fugate

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]]> Project Nur discusses Islamophobia and social media https://cuindependent.com/2019/04/26/project-nur-discusses-islamophobia-and-social-media/ Sat, 27 Apr 2019 04:54:25 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=102556 Project Nur held a panel on the CU campus Wednesday to discuss Islamophobia and social media. By Paola Mendez Colon

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]]> Students in yellowface appear in old CU yearbooks https://cuindependent.com/2019/03/22/yearbooks-yellowface-inclusion/ Sat, 23 Mar 2019 04:54:48 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=99543 Multiple yearbooks throughout CU's history showcase stereotypical and offensive displays of race. By Delaney Deskin

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]]> Panelists relate stories of environmental racism in Colorado https://cuindependent.com/2019/03/20/panelists-relate-stories-of-environmental-racism-in-colorado/ Thu, 21 Mar 2019 06:49:21 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=100304 As part of Environmental Justice Week, speakers discussed stories of how such policies have hurt marginalized communities. By Tory Lysik

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]]> Opinion: Fuck white supremacists https://cuindependent.com/2019/03/15/opinion-fuck-white-supremacists/ Sat, 16 Mar 2019 05:54:45 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=100467 Speech which is grounded in denying humanity to others should not and cannot be tolerated. By Alex Wolf-Root

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]]> Workshop facilitates discussion on cultural appropriation and appreciation https://cuindependent.com/2019/03/02/workshop-facilitates-discussion-cultural-appropriation-appreciation/ Sun, 03 Mar 2019 02:20:35 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=99736 CU Postdoctoral Associate Ashmi Desai held a workshop on Wednesday to promote a better understanding of cultural appropriation. By Anna Haynes

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]]> Professor Tufuku Zuberi asserts ideas of race are moral questions https://cuindependent.com/2019/02/16/professor-tukufu-zuberi-asserts-ideas-race-moral-questions/ Sat, 16 Feb 2019 19:09:52 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=98683 Zuberi claimed that race is a social construction which has harmed the past and continues to harm the present. By Tory Lysik

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]]> CU fraternities banned from renting campus spaces after chaotic event https://cuindependent.com/2019/02/08/cu-fraternities-banned-from-renting-campus-spaces-after-chaotic-event/ Sat, 09 Feb 2019 03:32:51 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=98512 CU fraternities are unable to rent spaces for the next year due to the violence and racial slurs which ensued at a ZBT event. By Anna Haynes

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]]> Opinion: Social Justice Racism https://cuindependent.com/2018/12/04/opinion-social-justice-racism/ Tue, 04 Dec 2018 18:46:19 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=97371 The moral crusade of one-sided and simple-minded “identity politics” threatens those it claims to help most. By Henry Bowditch

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]]> Black Girl in a Blizzard: Black Panther is one of the most important movies https://cuindependent.com/2018/02/28/black-girl-blizzard-black-panther-most-important-movie/ Thu, 01 Mar 2018 05:34:04 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=91165 Black Panther exemplifies what a movie should be. It is political, feminist, poignant and blacker than ever. By Lauren Arnold

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