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Wit, Grit, and Grace: The Remarkable Confirmation of Ketanji Brown Jackson Wit, Grit, and Grace: The Remarkable Confirmation of Ketanji Brown Jackson
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation moves us closer to building a better and more credible Supreme Court.
Apr 11, 2022 / Michele Goodwin
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Do Campus Crime Alerts Keep Students Safe? Do Campus Crime Alerts Keep Students Safe?
Timely Warning notifications were designed to provide community members with important information during an emergency, but there are unintended consequences.
Apr 7, 2022 / StudentNation / Charlotte Rubin
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Black Like Me? “Bridgerton” and the Fantasy of a Non-Racist Past Black Like Me? “Bridgerton” and the Fantasy of a Non-Racist Past
We can imagine a world where the only thing wrong with racial inequality is that non-white people are not allowed to share in the spoils of empire—but would we really want to live ...
Apr 4, 2022 / Feature / Gary Younge
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Congress essentially admitted that forced arbitration is a corrupt practice—but only banned it in one area.
Apr 1, 2022 / Bryce Covert
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Military Personnel Searched Students at a California High School Military Personnel Searched Students at a California High School
Black students reportedly told their parents when they went home that day that they were singled out for particularly intrusive searches and interrogations.
Apr 1, 2022 / StudentNation / Sasha Abramsky
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The Nomination Black Women Have Been Waiting For The Nomination Black Women Have Been Waiting For
We have more than earned this seat at the most powerful table in our country.
Apr 1, 2022 / Candace Bond-Theriault
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Dixie League Baseball Is Built on Racism and Heartbreak Dixie League Baseball Is Built on Racism and Heartbreak
Although the league, which began play this month, has been integrated since 1967, it has never fully acknowledged the truth about its past.
Mar 31, 2022 / Chris Lamb
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Across the Country, Faculty Fight to Defend Academic Freedom Across the Country, Faculty Fight to Defend Academic Freedom
Displaying an unprecedented solidarity, the academic community is mobilizing to confront an existential assault on its professional work and values.
Mar 30, 2022 / Ellen Schrecker
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Interracial Marriage Under Attack: Thinking the Unthinkable Interracial Marriage Under Attack: Thinking the Unthinkable
As the conservative legal movement grows more emboldened, are there any protections that will remain unquestioned?
Mar 28, 2022 / Jane Dailey