We still don’t know all the details about the killings in Dallas last night, but here’s a speech that might help you get through today.
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Posted inPolitical Animal
The Need For a Federal Response to the Civil Rights Issue of Our Time
We can’t leave change up to individual cities and states.
Posted inPolitical Animal
With Blacks, Trump is as Unpopular as Obama is Popular
“I have a great relationship with the blacks. I’ve always had a great relationship with the blacks.”
Posted inEducation, K-12
The edTPA: What We Do and Don’t Know
Last year, 18,000 prospective teachers took the edTPA nationally, and about 72 percent scored high enough to pass.
Posted inEducation, Higher Education
Supreme Court’s Affirmative Action Decision Could Change College Admissions Nationally
Top 10 percent rule wasn’t on trial but it may get a boost from the decision
Posted inPolitical Animal
Nonviolent Civil Disobedience: #GoodTrouble
This is what Rep. John Lewis is talking about.
Posted inPolitical Animal
The Future is All About Fusion Politics
As Republicans cement themselves as the “White People Party,” Democrats need to make room for everyone else.
Posted inPolitical Animal
Re-Imagining the Dream
“For people of color, the American dream happens only when this country come to grips with the “we” that includes them.”
Posted inPolitical Animal
Will No One Defend White Supremacy?
Recognizing racism shouldn’t require great political courage.
Posted inThe Grade
Why Some Parents Choose a Segregated School
This WNYC video short (above) shows NYT writer Nikole Hannah-Jones and her husband taking their daughter to a segregated school in Brooklyn. Read the accompanying article by WNYC’s Rebecca Carroll here, or the lengthy Hannah-Jones NYT piece about the decision she and her husband made and the controversy over rezoning the school to give wealthier white kids access […]
