In this world — where tuition runs as high as $58,000 — the topic has become flammable. Parents, faculty, students and alumni have all entered the fray. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Race and Ethnicity”
How Misty Copeland and Robert Garland Are Uniting Black Dancers
By Gotham Rex on August 17, 2021
A rare gathering of Black dancers from different companies meet to discuss a new production on Little Island, curated by Misty Copeland and Robert Garland. Source: New York Times
Racial Inequities Persist in Health Care Despite Expanded Insurance
By Gotham Rex on August 17, 2021
A series of studies in an influential medical journal takes a close look at longstanding gaps in medical care. Source: New York Times
An NYPD Officer Was Provoked While Making Arrests. Now He’s Criminally Charged.
By Gotham Rex on July 22, 2021
A New York police sergeant attacked two handcuffed suspects while making arrests, the authorities said. Source: New York Times
Eric Adams’s Win Is a ‘Watershed Moment’ for Black Leaders in New York
By Gotham Rex on July 13, 2021
Black candidates are poised to occupy some of New York’s top elected offices, including those of mayor, public advocate and two of the city’s five district attorneys. Source: New York Times
Review: Martha Washington, Hilariously Haunted by Her Slaves
By Gotham Rex on June 28, 2021
James Ijames’s amusingly cynical and eclectic new play, “The Most Spectacularly Lamentable Trial of Miz Martha Washington,” is at the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival through July 30. Source: New York Times
What Does Eric Adams, Working-Class Champion, Mean for the Democrats?
By Gotham Rex on June 26, 2021
Mr. Adams, who ran a campaign focused on appealing to blue-collar Black and Latino voters, said America does not want “fancy candidates.” Source: New York Times
How Adams Built a Diverse Coalition That Put Him Ahead in the Mayor’s Race
By Gotham Rex on June 23, 2021
Eric Adams has a significant lead in the New York City mayor’s race thanks to his support from a traditional Democratic coalition of unions and Black and Latino voters. Source: New York Times
Rancor Between Adams and Yang Marks End of Bruising Mayoral Campaign
By Gotham Rex on June 21, 2021
On the eve of Tuesday’s primary, the top candidates for mayor of New York City issued their sharpest criticism of the campaign. Source: New York Times
Adams Clashes With Rivals on Last Weekend of Mayoral Campaign
By Gotham Rex on June 20, 2021
Eric Adams and Andrew Yang tussled on questions of race in a frenetic day of campaigning, two days before the June 22 primary. Source: New York Times
Yang and Garcia Form Late Alliance in Mayor’s Race, Drawing Adams’s Ire
By Gotham Rex on June 19, 2021
Andrew Yang and Kathryn Garcia campaigned together on Saturday in a show of unity that their top rival, Eric Adams, sought to portray as racially motivated. Source: New York Times
‘Keep an Eye on This Guy’: Inside Eric Adams’s Complicated Police Career
By Gotham Rex on June 19, 2021
Mr. Adams’s police credentials have helped him rise to the top of this year’s mayoral field. But his relationship with the department is complex. Source: New York Times
Control of New York’s Stages Remains in White Hands, a Study Finds
By Gotham Rex on June 18, 2021
The Asian American Performers Action Coalition is hoping for a season of change when theaters reopen. Source: New York Times
It’s Not Too Late to Discover Louise Meriwether
By Gotham Rex on June 17, 2021
The author, 98, wrote one of the classic novels of Depression-era Black life, “Daddy Was a Number Runner,” and its themes still resonate today. Source: New York Times
How the Virus Unraveled Hispanic American Families
By Gotham Rex on June 14, 2021
Deaths in Santa Clara County, Calif., highlight a terrible disparity of the pandemic: Covid-19 killed many Hispanic Americans at younger ages. Source: New York Times