Political Issues: Race Relations

Summary

Racism Offers the origins and history of racism throughout the world and provides examples of specific types of discrimination.

Important Race Related Issues

Race Relations – Beyond Racism Site of the Comparative Human Relations Initiative (CHRI), a unique collaboration among people and institutions in Brazil, South Africa, and the United States for exchanging information, ideas, and strategies to overcome discrimination and inequality.

External Links to Race Relations

Race Relations – By Any Means Necessary (BAMN) Coalition to defend affirmative action by any means necessary; an anti-racist, anti-sexist student activist organization.

Race Relations – Chinese for Affirmative Action CAA’s mission is to eliminate those societal conditions that foster bigotry and racial discrimination against Asian Americans and other minorities.

Race Relations – American Civil Rights Institute National organization which supports educational efforts to eliminate racial and gender preferences in government programs and policies at the state and federal level.

Race Relations – American Association for Affirmative Action Dedicated to the advancement of affirmative action, equal opportunity, and the elimination of discrimination on the basis of race, gender, and ethnic background.

References

http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racism