Natalie Dodson, a recent graduate from the University of Dallas in Texas, said she was ambivalent about the new definition. “I think racism has been built into our system from a certain extent ...

Merriam-Webster, the venerable dictionary publisher, announced last week that it would update its definition of the word “racism” in response to a request by a 22-year-old woman from Missouri ...

Let's get one definition out of the way first: Critical race theory is an academic framework that examines if, and how, systems and policies perpetuate racism. More: Is critical race theory the ...

When called on it, many simply point to academic definitions, as though academia had the power to redefine words for the rest of society; that, of course, is not how language works.

The definition of “place” can be a complex question when it comes to the history of racism in the United States. In today’s Academic Minute, Kennesaw State University’s Barbara Combs explores this ...

An anthropological definition of racism offers conceptual clarity. The word racism is now used in a variety of ways, but substituting other words for each meaning and employing it in a particular ...

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 ...

The question is not entirely academic. Given the social consensus that racism is morally opprobrious it is urgent to define racism in a way that does not include reasonable and rational actions.

This year, the debates have spilled far beyond the pages of academic papers. Last year, after protests over the police killing of George Floyd prompted new conversations about structural racism in ...