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Starbucks Closes More Than 8,000 Stores Today For Racial Bias Training
Posted on · The plan covers Starbucks-operated stores; nearly all of the 7,000 Starbucks-licensed coffee shops are likely to remain open
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News
Poll: Most Americans Think Their Own Group Faces Discrimination
Posted on · NPR is launching a deep exploration of how Americans experience discrimination in daily life. One key result: The sense that their own group suffers discrimination crosses racial and identity lines
Education News
What It Takes To Enroll In A Gifted And Talented Class
Posted on · Getting better information to parents is one way to make HISD's gifted program more diverse. Another proposal is to change the screening test.
Houston Matters
UH Study: News May Influence Racial Bias
Posted on · Does what we see or read in the news influence our subconscious feelings about race? A new study from the University of Houston suggests as much. We learn more from the study's co-author, UH Assistant Professor of Communication Temple Northup. His article "Effects of Long-Term Exposure to News Stereotypes on Implicit and Explicit Attitudes" was […]