/news-archive/tag/plain-talk-on-race-and-ethnicity/ ĚÇĐÄVlog´«Ă˝ Little Rock Fri, 19 Oct 2018 13:38:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /news-archive/2018/10/19/craw-neighborhood-associations-matter/ Fri, 19 Oct 2018 13:38:07 +0000 /news/?p=72386 ... Craw to discuss why neighborhood associations matter in next Anderson Institute “Plain Talk on Race and Ethnicity” lecture series]]> A University of Arkansas at Little Rock professor will discuss the effects neighborhood and homeowner’s associations have on property values and crime rates during the next “Plain Talk on Race and Ethnicity” lecture on Tuesday, Oct. 23.  Dr. Michael Craw, associate professor in the School of Public Affairs, will give his talk, “Why Neighborhood Associations Matter” at 6 p.m. Oct. 23 in the University District Building. Craw’s project uses data from city agencies and from a recent survey of Little Rock neighborhood organizations to provide new insights into the effects of Little Rock neighborhood and homeowner associations on their neighborhoods. He examined data from the Pulaski County Assessor’s Office that covered approximately 50,000 single-family home sales in Little Rock from 2000 to 2016. The study controlled for individual characteristics of the home, including lot size, income level of neighborhood residents, ethnicity, and other factors. The study finds that neighborhood and homeowner associations have significant effects on property values and on crime. However, the study also raises important questions about whether and how neighborhood and homeowner associations reinforce differences across neighborhoods. The results speak to the potential benefits of supporting more active neighborhood and homeowner associations and of collaboration across neighborhoods to address community problems. Earlier this year, Craw received the William E. Mosher and Frederick C. Mosher Award for his article on the study, “Institutional Analysis of Neighborhood Collective Action.” The Mosher and Mosher Award is presented to the author(s) of the best Public Administration Review article by an academic during the year. The event, which is sponsored by the ĚÇĐÄVlog´«Ă˝ Little Rock Anderson Institute on Race and Ethnicity, is free and open to the public. For more information, contact the Anderson Institute at 501-569-8932 or race-ethnicity@ualr.edu.]]> /news-archive/2018/09/19/sarah-quintanar/ Wed, 19 Sep 2018 17:13:05 +0000 /news/?p=71899 ... Quintanar to launch fall “Plain Talk on Race and Ethnicity” lecture series]]> The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Anderson Institute on Race and Ethnicity will kick off its 2018 lecture series with a talk on how to use objective measures to determine the existence of potential bias in police behaviors.  Dr. Sarah Quintanar, associate professor of economics and associate faculty member for the Anderson Institute, will give her talk, “Uncovering Data: How Ordinary Police Work Can Provide Insights on Critical Influences and Bias,” at noon Wednesday, Sept. 26, in Ottenheimer Library Room 202. Quintanar will discuss how automated traffic systems can provide a useful baseline in analyses of police behavior. She conducted a case study comparing the population of computer-issued speeding tickets to those issued by police in a southern Louisiana town. The computer-issued tickets represent an objective measure of speeding tickets issued. This number is compared to police-issued tickets to provide evidence of gender and racial bias. This analysis is vital not only to determine the existence of bias, but also to better understand critical influences in a police officer’s decision to ticket a driver who has been speeding. “The original goal of the study is to see if there is disparity by race or gender in the speeding tickets issued,” Quintanar said. “I will broaden that idea and talk about how we can use different data sources in different settings to identify racial and gender disparities. I want the audience to think about other data sources that can be used to answer these questions.” The event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact the Anderson Institute at 501-569-8932 or race-ethnicity@ualr.edu.]]> /news-archive/2018/04/27/warigia-bowman-lecture/ Fri, 27 Apr 2018 13:52:49 +0000 /news/?p=70329 ... Second Plain Talk on Race and Ethnicity lecture will cover immigration]]> Dr. Warigia Bowman, assistant professor of public policy at the Clinton School of Public Service, will deliver a lecture on rhetoric and legislation concerning immigration on May 1. The talk, “A Dream, a Wall, and a Shutdown: Rhetoric and Legislation in the Immigration Arena,” will begin at 3 p.m. at the Anderson Institute in Suite 202 in Ottenheimer Library at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. The talk is the second lecture in the Anderson Institute on Race and Ethnicity’s new lecture series, “Plain Talk on Race and Ethnicity.” Bowman’s principal research interests include race and poverty, food security, the Hispanic community in Arkansas, and the politics of the Mississippi Delta. She is also an associate faculty member of the Anderson Institute. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Tamisha Cheatham, program coordinator at the Anderson Institute, at 501-569-8932 or tmcheatham@ualr.edu.]]> /news-archive/2018/04/10/professor-presents-anderson-institutes-first-plain-talk-race-ethnicity-lecture/ Tue, 10 Apr 2018 15:30:51 +0000 /news/?p=70115 ... Professor presents Anderson Institute’s first Plain Talk on Race and Ethnicity lecture]]> Dr. David Briscoe, professor of sociology at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, recently kicked off the Anderson Institute on Race and Ethnicity’s lecture series, Plain Talk on Race and Ethnicity, with his presentation of “How Can Black Parents Rear Their Children to Be Black Americans in a Color Conscious Society?” During his 30-minute presentation on March 29, Briscoe spoke about the importance of parenting and how black parents must go above and beyond the basics of raising their children to assure that they become well-rounded, functional beings that are equipped with the necessary tools to survive in the societal jungle in which they live. “Black parents have to protect their children from all of the dangers that other parents are concerned about, but they have the added challenge of protecting their children from internalizing the host of the external messages that tell them almost on a daily basis that they’re not good enough, that they are too violent, that they aren’t smart enough, not pretty enough, not as valuable as other children, or that black lives don’t matter,” Briscoe said. “As black children internalize these messages, they become part of the child’s personality and self-identity.” According to Briscoe, America has long had issues in the field of human relations. “Sociologist Robin Williams indicates that one of the core values of American society is brute superiority,” Briscoe said. “He puts emphasis on the fact that the country is bent toward race, and that there are racism issues prevalent in this society.” The ideology of superiority and inferiority have been woven into the fabric of American culture and society, despite the perpetuation of liberty and justice for all, as expressed in the Declaration of Independence, the Preamble of the United States Constitution, and the Pledge of Allegiance, Briscoe said. Because of these factors, Briscoe strongly suggested that black parents inform their children of the historical, legal, political, social, and economic climates that black Americans have and continue to experience almost daily that are relative to race and the color barrier. In addition to addressing America’s history and societal messages, Briscoe also challenged black parents to hold a mirror to themselves and come to terms with who they are as black Americans. He believes that if they don’t recognize the challenges they’ve faced as black individuals, they would have a hard time trying to resocialize and reshape the thoughts and attitudes of their children. Following the lecture, the floor was opened for discussion, and the questions came pouring in. This led to an intense dialogue between several students and guests, which was addressed by Chancellor Emeritus Joel Anderson as being “much needed.” For more information on Briscoe’s research, contact him at dlbriscoe@ualr.edu.  ]]>