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  • Black Professors Speak Out After Trump Victory About the Routine Racism of Academia

    Editor’s note: Once a month, this column will tackle broader questions about what the country should do to increase educational opportunities for black youths. “You don’t pray for an easy road; you pray for a strong back.” This is how one professor responded to the question, “What has it been like to be a black…

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    Andre Perry

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  • Don’t Be Surprised if Colin Kaepernick Has More Schoolkids Sitting Out the Pledge

    Editor’s note: Once a month, this column will tackle broader questions about what the country should do about gaps in achievement and opportunity. Colin Kaepernick is a role model whether you like it or not. Many view Kaepernick’s choice of protest as disrespectful to the flag, our armed forces and America itself, but the vitriol…

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    Andre Perry

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  • Stop Punishing Black Children Just Because They’re Black

    Editor’s note: Once a month, this column will tackle broader questions about what the country should do about gaps in achievement and opportunity, especially for boys of color. Schools should be held to higher standards than students. If schools irresponsibly impose discipline practices, then those rules (or leaders) should be expelled. However, when it comes to…

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    Andre Perry

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