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The Troubled History of School Choice

September 2, 2017September 6, 2017 Erica Sterling education, education reform, law, Policy Demands

One of the most contentious debates in contemporary education reform is school choice. With the president’s $20 billion campaign pledge

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The Poetic Theology of Essex Hemphill

September 1, 2017November 4, 2018 J. T. Roane Literary studies, poetry, spirituality

Facing the innumerable deaths of friends and loved ones, as well as the likelihood of his own untimely passing, Washington,

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“The Revival: Women and The Word”: A New Film on Queer Women of Color

September 1, 2017September 6, 2017 Michael T. Barry Jr. #FilmFeatures, black feminism, Black film, Black Queers

This post is part of my blog series that announces the release of new films in African American History and African Diaspora Studies.

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White Fragility, Anti-Racist Pedagogy, and the Weight of History

July 27, 2017July 31, 2017 Guest Poster academia, ethnic studies, pedagogy, race, racism, racist ideas, teaching

by Justin Gomer and Christopher Petrella On July 3, The Boston Globe published a controversial, if predictable, op-ed entitled “In

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The Problem with Confederate Monuments in Public Spaces

July 26, 2017August 12, 2017 Matthew Teutsch Jim Crow, slavery, white supremacy

In a recent interview with Ezra Klein, Bryan Stevenson, executive director of the Equal Justice Commission, stated, “What we do in the memorial

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