[Review of] Gretchen M. Bataille and Albert L. McHenry. eds. Living the Dream in Arizona: The Legacy of Martin Luther King. Jr

Living the Dream in Arizona. edited by Gretchen M. Bataille and Albert L. McHenry, is at first glance a tidy, unpretentious little book. Subtitled The Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr., this work is, in effect, a series of testimonies by a multicultural chorus of Arizonans. Each voice speaks plainly about the meaning of the struggle for dignity, opportunity, and equality. As unpretentious as this work is, it is also informative; the words of the contributors are -- in the spirit of Dr. King\u27s life -- challenging and provocative. There is more than meets the eye in the one hundred and six pages of Living the Dream ..

Editor\u27s Notes

The scholarly narratives comprising the ethnic studies project take into the multidimensional worlds of diverse ethnic communities both in the United State and abroad. Using the conceptual, analytical and experiential lenses of ethnic studies scholars we are presented opportunities for learning more about the multifarious experiences of ethnic groups

Ethnic Studies Past and Present: Towards Shaping the Future

Ethnic Studies as a curriculum at predominantly white colleges and universities remains a relatively new phenomenon in academe. The recent history of these formations can be traced back to the several social change movements of the 1960s. These changes, spearheaded by the civil rights movement and the black student protests in the South in early 1960s, provided the impetus for the social change spillover which many college and university campuses were to experience in earnest beginning with the mid-1960s.[1

Lethal Roost Toxicants for Control of Starlings and Blackbirds

Roosting congregations of starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) and several blackbird species (Icteridae) cause several millions of dollars in losses to agricultural crops throughout the United States. In addition, they are responsible for a variety of nuisance problems, human and livestock diseases, and human safety hazards. Dozens of tools have been developed for alleviating these problems, some of which are nonlethal techniques aimed at either roost dispersal or site specific protection of the problem site. Lethal baiting techniques for use at staging areas or at the problem site have also been developed. However, the most controversial solution involves the use of lethal techniques for killing the birds at the roost site. The seriousness of the controversy is fueled by several factors that are unique within the set of problems associated with wildlife damage management. First, there is the public\u27s familiarity and appreciation of birds in general. They are ubiquitous and more often associated with urban environments than, say coyotes or field rodents. In addition, pest birds are not usually secretive or nocturnal like many other vertebrate pest species and therefore maintain a high profile in the public\u27s mind. Moreover, when roost control is conducted, individuals killed within a short one or two day period can number in the hundreds of thousands, which is many. times greater than numbers associated with lethal control of problem species of mammals

Critique [of Gong Lum v. Rice: The Convergence of Law, Race and Ethnicity by Malik Simba]

For all intent and purposes the United States of America in 1927 was an apartheid state. The Plessy v. Ferguson decision in 1896 determined that the best social policy for this nation to pursue was one which required racial separation. The Plessy decision essentially capped a series of Supreme Court decisions which underscored the destruction of Reconstruction and the return of states rights to southern governments. Decisions like the Slaughter House Cases (1872) and the Civil Rights Cases (1883) gave clear evidence of the federal government\u27s hasty retreat from serving as an advocate for the civil rights of African Americans