Today on the Academic Minute: Barbara Combs, professor of sociology and chair of the department of sociology and criminal justice at Kennesaw State University, explains how “place” can be complex to ...

Kennedy Mitchum expected little in return after emailing Merriam- Webster about its standing definition of the word racism. The 22-year-old was surprised to receive a response from the editor of the ...

Amarillo residents discuss their definitions of racism. Amarillo residents discuss their definitions of racism, as well as their experiences with racism in the Texas Panhandle and beyond. Amarillo ...

The American reference dictionary Merriam-Webster will change its definition of the word racism at the suggestion of a young black woman, who wanted it to better reflect the oppression of people of ...

The term racism has been employed in psychological research and other social sciences, as well as by a variety of news media. However, although this term is often applied to explain a variety of ...

On July 14, 1970, approximately 150 members of the Young Lords executed the first of a series of occupations of Lincoln Hospital, an academic health center in the Bronx. Disenchanted with the care ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jessi Streib is a sociology professor at Duke University. In the wake of #MeToo and the heightened anti-racist efforts following ...

FLORISSANT, Mo. (KTVI) – A 22-year-old Missouri woman is making international news after successfully petitioning Merriam-Webster to update its definition for the word “racism” in the dictionary. “I ...

Ottawa city council waded into a brief but testy debate over the definitions of racism and colonialism on Wednesday, amid questions over whether a funding policy should specifically mention that ...