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Perspective: W.E.B. Du Bois and Visualizing GenForward Data
By Vladimir MedenicaMarch 1, 2021 February 23, 2021 marked the 153rd birthday of W.E.B. Du Bois, a pioneering sociologist, activist, writer, and one of the most brilliant minds to grace this earth. Du Bois dedicated his life to celebrating Black culture and fighting for racial justice. As part of that mission, he and a team
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Perspective: Biden’s Executive Actions are a Good Start — But Young People Demand Action
By Vladimir MedenicaFebruary 5, 2021 Since taking office on January 20th, President Joe Biden has announced a broad slate of executive actions, including repealing the “Muslim ban”, fortifying DACA, rejoining the Paris Climate Agreement, extending the pause of federal student loan repayments, and repealing the ban on allowing transgender individuals to serve in the military. These actions are not just
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Data — Perceptions of Race and Racism (June 2016)
About the Survey The GenForward February survey is a project of Professor Cathy J. Cohen at the University of Chicago. Interviews were conducted with a representative sample from GenForwardSM, a nationally representative survey panel of adults ages 18-36 recruited and administered by NORC at the University of Chicago. The toplines for this survey include survey
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Matt Nelsen on the Monkey Cage: Trump’s School History Recommendations Reflect What’s Already Being Taught
My research shows that the “patriotic education” promoted by the 1776 report has many similarities with existing traditional high school civics and U.S. history curriculums throughout the country. My research also suggests that this material can shape whether young people get politically involved. Matt Nelsen, UChicago postdoctoral scholar, GenForward associate Matt Nelsen studied the impact
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Perspective: Education As Entrapment: Abolishing Student Debt Is Just The Beginning
By Diane WongDecember 22, 2020 The national amount of student loan debt has grown exponentially over the decade, from $830 billion in 2010 to over $1.6 trillion this past year. In an era where universities function increasingly like private businesses, higher education has become a form of entrapment. There are over 40 million people in the country
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Perspective: Confronting the Racial Divide in America after the 2020 Presidential Election
After months of text messages, cold calls, voting ads, and lawn signs, the election is now over. Many American voters have been working to move forward together and put the ugliness of the election behind us. But, for many of us, interacting with neighbors and coworkers puts us in close contact with people who voted
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Data — New Data on Race, Young Adults and the 2020 Election (Oct 2020)
About the Survey The GenForward February survey is a project of Professor Cathy J. Cohen at the University of Chicago. Interviews were conducted with a representative sample from GenForwardSM, a nationally representative survey panel of adults ages 18-36 recruited and administered by NORC at the University of Chicago. The toplines for this survey include survey
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Perspective: Young People are United Against Symbols of White Supremacy Even If the President Isn’t
By Jenn M. JacksonOctober 26, 2020 On Tuesday, September 29 at the first presidential debate of the 2020 campaign season, President Donald Trump was asked to condemn white supremacist violence at anti-police brutality protests that have been happening all over the country in recent months. He refused. Instead, Trump blamed “antifa and the left” for the violence
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Perspective: Asian American Youth Support Defunding the Police, Investing in Black Futures
By Diane WongOctober 26, 2020 On Tuesday, June 23 members of the Freedom Inc. Freedom Youth Squad organized a slow car procession down Park Street in Madison, Wisconsin. Afterwards, youth leaders gathered for a socially distant rally to pressure the Madison School Board to remove police from schools. One week later, the Madison School District Board of Education
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Perspective: What Issues Are Mobilizing Young Latinx Americans to the Polls?
By Vladimir MedenicaOctober 26, 2020 As the presidential election on November 3rd draws near, Latinx Americans have received renewed attention from both pundits and candidates running for office – and for good reason. Latinx Americans account for over 59% of the total population growth in the United States since 2000. This election marks the first time that Americans who
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