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Suwayda Ali commented on the post, Week 9 responses, on the site 6 years, 7 months ago
In reply to: Nadeen Kharputly wrote a new post on the site Ethnic Diversity in the City Hi everyone, Please reply to this thread with your responses (150-300 words) to this week’s readings. Some guidelines for f […] ViewIn Tanvi Misra’s article, Even Liberals Can Be Refugee NIMBYs, she brings up an interesting point regarding the fact even liberals are opposed to refugees moving into their own neighborhoods. A study done by researches in Dartmouth college found out that, “ … Americans are more likely to support refugee resettlement nationally than in their own l…[Read more]
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Suwayda Ali posted a new activity comment 6 years, 8 months ago
In reply to: Nadeen Kharputly edited the blog post Week 8 responses in the group Ethnic Diversity and the City: Hi everyone, Please reply to this thread with your responses (150-300 words) to this week’s readings. Some g […] ViewIn Janaé Bonsu’s article, Black People Need Sanctuary Cities, Too, she brings up a really important point that sadly isn’t being included in the vast discussions around sanctuary cities. As Bonsu points out, when we hear the term sanctuary cities , “ … [we] envision a place that is safe for everyone — regardless of citizenship status, gender, re…[Read more]
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Suwayda Ali commented on the post, Week 7 responses, on the site 6 years, 8 months ago
In reply to: Nadeen Kharputly wrote a new post on the site Ethnic Diversity in the City Hi everyone, Please reply to this thread with your responses (150-300 words) to this week’s readings. Some guidelines for f […] ViewThis week’s readings regarding immigration gave me an interesting perspective of immigration and how it differs from state to state. In Brittny Meja’s article, How Houston has become the most diverse place in America, she discusses how Houston is now labeled as being the most racially and ethnically diverse major metropolis in the country, eve…[Read more]
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Suwayda Ali commented on the post, Week 4 responses, on the site 6 years, 9 months ago
In reply to: Nadeen Kharputly wrote a new post on the site Ethnic Diversity in the City Hi everyone, Please reply to this thread with your responses (150-300 words) to this week’s readings. Some guidelines for f […] ViewI really appreciated this week’s reading but I had some issues with one of the articles. In Charlie LeDuff’s article, What Killed Aiyana Stanley-Jones?, he talks about the death of Aiyana Stanley-Jones and the events that led up to her death. The SWAT team were given a tip about a suspect which they followed through with along with the camera…[Read more]
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Suwayda Ali commented on the post, Week 3 responses, on the site 6 years, 9 months ago
In reply to: Nadeen Kharputly wrote a new post on the site Ethnic Diversity in the City Hi everyone, Please reply to this thread with your responses (150-300 words) to this week’s readings. Some guidelines for f […] ViewIn Adrian Florida’s article, How Segregation Defined San Diego’s Neighborhoods – Voice of San Diego, Jewell Hooper talks about her experience moving to San Diego and realizing that the city was just as segregated as this nation’s capital: Washington DC. She, like many others, believed that as long as you had money you could live anywhere in San…[Read more]
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Suwayda Ali commented on the post, Week 2 responses, on the site 6 years, 9 months ago
In reply to: Nadeen Kharputly wrote a new post on the site Ethnic Diversity in the City Hi everyone, Please reply to this thread with your responses (150-300 words) to this week’s readings. Some guidelines for f […] View“Slavery never ended; it just evolved,” Bryan Stevenson. In Douglas Massey and Nancy Denton’s article, American Apartheid: Segregation and the Making of the Underclass, they discuss how the relationship between Blacks and whites before the 1900’s were somewhat peaceful. The small percentage of Blacks that did live in the North lived amongst…[Read more]
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Suwayda Ali posted a new activity comment 6 years, 9 months ago
In reply to: Nadeen Kharputly edited the blog post Week 1 responses in the group Ethnic Diversity and the City: Hi everyone, Please reply to this thread with your responses (150-300 words) to this week’s readings. Some g […] ViewIn Teresa Mathew’s article, Can a City Be Compassionate, she discusses how the mayor of Louisville, Kentucky, Greg Fischer is making a pledge to make Louisville a more compassionate city due to the recent events that happened in Charlottesville. I found this article to be complete bullshit. To me it seems like the mayor did this intentionally as a…[Read more]
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Suwayda Ali joined the group Ethnic Diversity and the City 6 years, 9 months ago