Summaries

The article titled Does Customer Prejudice Help Drive the Employment Gap Between White and Black Americans?” published by the Harvard Review aims to identify the reason behind the employment gap between black and whites in America. Using the ONET and Labor Bureau researchers found that employment gap were found to be linked primarily to the location and white to black demographics. States where blacks were more prominent provided African Americans with stable employment but states primarily dominated by whites and known for racial discrimination historically had larger employment gaps. This was attributed not due to lack of black applicants due but white applicants being less likely to experience racial discrimination

The purpose of the journal Black and Male on Campus was auto ethnographic study was to explore the ways in which race and racism shape the college experiences of Black men. The study was conducted at a predominantly white institution (PWI) and was measured based on social interactions, achievement and e.t.c. The centrality of race and racism, the the challenge of dominant ideology, the centrality of experiential knowledge and a historical context and interdisciplinary perspective were all part of what is known as the CRT theory and is employed to measure the experience of a single undergrad student at Ohio State University.

Nearly 60% of middle aged African American men without a high school degree have served time in prison.The school-to-prison pipeline (STPP) refers to a path from the education system to the juvenile or adult criminal justice system. Over the past two decades, this path has grown significantly, and scholars attribute a myriad of contributing factors to this increase.  This article explains the correlates of the STPP and its disparate outcomes, most notably for students of color; those with disabilities; and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning students. The article concludes with implications for social workers in various settings and specific strategies for reducing the impact of the STPP.