Category: Race
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Caste and entrepreneurship in India
BBC: Caste and entrepreneurship in India The story of India's economic surge is dominated by two conflicting narratives. … Delving into the relationship between caste and entrepreneurship, the researchers have found that scheduled castes and tribes, the most disadvantaged groups in Hinduism's hierarchy, owned very little businesses despite a decade of sprightly economic growth and…
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in Business, Capitalism and Markets, Christian Life, Demography, Ecclesia, Economics, Education, Europe, Links – Saturday, Politics, Public Policy, Race, Religion, Sociology, Sports and Entertainment, Technology, Technology (Digital, Telecom, & Internet), Technology (Manufacturing & Construction)), Technology (Transportation & Distribution), Theology, Vocation1. Conventional wisdom says wearing the red shirt in Star Trek will get you killed. Not so fast. Statistical analysis in Significance Magazine disagrees. (Keep your redshirt on: a Bayesian exploration) "… In spite of wearing a redshirt, there is only an 8.6% chance of a member of the operations or engineering departments becoming a…
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Incarceration Rates for Blacks Have Fallen Sharply, Report Shows
New York Times: Incarceration Rates for Blacks Have Fallen Sharply, Report Shows Incarceration rates for black Americans dropped sharply from 2000 to 2009, especially for women, while the rate of imprisonment for whites and Hispanics rose over the same decade, according to a report released Wednesday by a prison research and advocacy group in Washington.…
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in Africa, Asia, Business, Capitalism and Markets, Central America, China, Christian Life, Demography, Ecclesia, Economic Development, Economics, Health and Medicine, History, Immigration, International Affairs, Links – Saturday, Politics, Race, Religion, Science, Sociology, South America, Sports and Entertainment, Technology, Technology (Biotech & Health), Technology (Energy), Technology (Manufacturing & Construction)), Technology (Transportation & Distribution), Wealth and Income, Weatlh and Income Distribution1. Christian History magazine has an entire issue devoted to Christians in the New Industrial Economy: The World Changed, the Church Responded. It is a priceless collection of essays on how various religious traditions responded to (or failed to) the challenges of the Industrial Revolution. Issue 104 examines the impact of automation on Europe and…
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Politicized Christians, Symbolic Hostility, and an Israeli Web-Designer
Many conservative Christians have embraced government as a tool for achieving their moral vision for society, a mindset that dates back to at least the 1970s. Many people are now questioning the wisdom of this alliance. Stephen Prothero recently wrote, "Americans have historically opted to split the difference between living in a nation in which…
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day: How well do you know MLK? Take the quiz!
Christian Science Monitor: Martin Luther King Jr. Day: How well do you know MLK? Take the quiz! Martin Luther King Day honors the slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. In the 50s and 60s King, a black Southern reverend who advocated nonviolent, peaceful resistance, became the voice of the civil rights movement. King was…
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Young black men as entrepreneurs
Christian Science Monitor: Hope for US economy: Young black men as entrepreneurs Young African American men, especially ex-offenders, face high obstacles to employment. That’s where entrepreneurship training comes in. If just 1 in 3 small businesses hired one employee, the US would be at full employment. Young men of color can be crucial to this…