A war of words erupted at the Judicial Service Commission yesterday after a senior judge argued that merit should trump gender and race as considerations for appointment to the bench.
Eastern Cape High Court judge Clive Plasket, one of three … Read the rest
In one of the fastest-growing areas in psychology, researchers are gaining insight into the mental processes of subjects that are barely able to communicate: babies. In recent years, innovative and playful experimental setups have suggested that infants as young as … Read the rest
The movie industry really has me, Roschelle, second guessing this post racial era we’ve been living in since the last presidential election. Hollywood. The industry is viewed by many as the most progressively liberal set of folks (producers, directors, movie … Read the rest
The case for racial preferences in awarding places at US universities is no longer about minorities held back by centuries of discrimination, says Simon Barber.
Rather, it is all about letting educators decide what will be best to prepare the … Read the rest
The Florida State Board of Education passed a plan that sets goals for students in math and reading based upon their race.
On Tuesday, the board passed a revised strategic plan that says that by 2018, it wants 90 percent … Read the rest
African Americans show blind loyalty to President Barack Obama.
Are black people supporting Obama mainly because he’s black? If race is just one factor in blacks’ support of Obama, does that make them racist? Can blacks’ support for Obama be … Read the rest
Abigail Fisher is a slight young woman with strawberry blond hair, a smile that needs little prompting, a determined manner and a good academic record. She played soccer in high school, and she is an accomplished cellist.
But … Read the rest
Nine years after the Supreme Court said colleges and universities can use race in their quest for diverse student bodies, the justices have put this divisive social issue back on their agenda in the middle of a presidential election campaign.… Read the rest
Cadet pilot training course applications from white men are no longer being accepted by the SA Airways (SAA), it was reported on Friday.
SAA spokesman Kabelo Ledwaba told Beeld that the cadet programme was being advertised online as an initiative … Read the rest
