by David R. Morse
In his book, How to Succeed in Business without Being White, Earl Graves, founder of Black Enterprise magazine, recalls one of his early successes, a sales call to a vice president at Hertz. He brought with him two of the heaviest hitters in the Civil Rights movement,...
by David R. Morse
On March 26, Donald Trump signed an executive order targeting diversity, equity, and inclusion in federal contracting.The real shift happened before that.In June 2023, the Supreme Court of the United States ended the use of race in college admissions. The ruling was...
by David R. Morse
“Skibidi.” While researching Generation Alpha for my book, I started hearing that word everywhere online. It showed up on TikTok, YouTube, gaming streams, and group chats. The term comes from the viral YouTube meme series Skibidi Toilet and is usually used by kids to...
by David R. Morse
The present moment in America feels dark.The United States is now engaged in a military confrontation with Iran, unfolding in a political atmosphere increasingly shaped by the language of aggression and strength. At home, the release of documents connected to Jeffrey...
by David R. Morse
In recent years, Mexico has been decidedly progressive in its efforts to combat discrimination and hate crimes on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. A recent study by political scientist Caroline Beer concludes that Mexico is more progressive...
by David R. Morse
There’s a fascinating study out of Yale University that shows Americans vastly under-estimate inequality in the U.S., particularly racial disparities. They estimated that Black Americans are 80% as wealthy as White Americans. In fact,...
by David R. Morse
There is some good news and bad news about suicides in the U.S. Across the country, suicides have increased nearly 30 percent since the turn of the century. That’s the bad news. But there’s good news for Hispanics, at least in...
by David R. Morse
We’re always happy to report on multicultural research that someone else has done, especially when they’ve done it right. That is, a report that’s not just strung together observations and assumptions. Gabriel Acevedo, sociology professor at St....
by David R. Morse
Here we are on the cusp of the 2018 midterm election, and the closing arguments of each party have offered a stark contrast. In short, the Republicans, led by, and I would say eclipsed by, the occupant in the White House, are running on fear. Specifically, of the...
by David R. Morse
It’s election season, and though three weeks is an eternity a picture of the upcoming midterms is beginning to emerge. The Blue Wave talked about for a year, may happen, but likely only in the House of Representatives. While it’s increasingly likely that...
