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Who Am I?: Memoirs of a Transformative Black Studies Program
Who Am I?: Memoirs of a Transformative Black Studies Program

The impact of a program at a North Carolina college after 1969 student demands.

2021

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Vanessa Gallman
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* Queer Lawmakers Battle Censorship * Pay More Attention to the Girls * Anti-Woke’ Governors Get Wake-up Calls * Still Worried After New Marriage Equality Law * Abortion Bans Infringe on Religious Freedom * Whites Worried About ‘Replacement’ Should Stop Killing Themselves * We Did Not Realize We Were at War * Shame Multiplied (Short Memoir) * The Day Someone Died in My Place (Essay) * That Quiet Girl (Short Story)

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The Shortform

·Aug 23

What’s Wrong with Children Holding Hands?

Texas school officials show how extreme right-wing has become — A clear case of how fog-brained the “anti-woke” movement can get: A Texas school board trustee objected to a poster showing joined hands of children of different races. A child was so “traumatized” by it that the parents insisted on relocation to another classroom, said Melissa Dungan, of Conroe County…

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What’s Wrong with Children Holding Hands?
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Thoughts And Ideas

·Aug 8

Trump Indictment a Chance for GOP to Take Party Back

Some have shown courage to testify; party leaders must respond — Donald Trump’s indictment for various schemes to overturn his 2020 election loss will get distorted by allegations that Democrats, President Joe Biden and “the deep state” are unfairly trying to prevent his return to the presidency. Yet in reality, Republicans provided the details of Trump actions to the House Committee…

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Trump Indictment a Chance for GOP to Take Party Back
Trump Indictment a Chance for GOP to Take Party Back
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Aug 3

GOP Power Grab in Ohio Rooted in Fight Over Abortion Rights

Suppressing citizen voices part of a national strategy — Ohio voters will go to the polls Aug. 8 to decide Issue 1 — if the state should raise approval of ballot measures from 50 percent to 60 percent of the vote, making it harder to amend the state constitution. Why hold a vote in the summer — contrary even…

Politics

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GOP Power Grab in Ohio Rooted in Fight Over Abortion Rights
GOP Power Grab in Ohio Rooted in Fight Over Abortion Rights
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Jul 27

Gaslighting Won’t Save the Court

Right-wing partisanship more apparent after recent term — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is the ruthless strategist who deserves to be consided the father of the current super-conservative U.S. Supreme Court. While Senate majority leader, he stalled hearings of President Barack Obama’s nominee for almost a year until the election of President Trump and his choice of Justice…

Politics

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Gaslighting Won’t Save the Court
Gaslighting Won’t Save the Court
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Jul 26

Giuliani Claims the Right to Defame

He admits lying about Georgia election workers who faced threats How big must your sense of entitlement be to admit in court that you lied about innocent people committing a crime yet argue it was your right and that you are not responsible for the pain you caused? Rudy Giuliani…

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Giuliani Claims the Right to Defame
Giuliani Claims the Right to Defame
Politics

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Jun 15

Donald Trump vs. Reality Winner

His DOJ ruled harshly in whistleblower release of one document — To understand how much deference the Justice Department has given former president Donald Trump in his handling of government records, consider how an Espionage Act case was handled during his administration. Reality Winner, a former Air Force veteran and National Security Agency translator, served a five-year, three-month prison sentence for…

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Donald Trump vs. Reality Winner
Donald Trump vs. Reality Winner
Donald Trump

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Jun 10

All Hail the Chief Justice?

Redistricting ruling is welcome; court’s direction uncertain — The June 8 Supreme Court ruling that Alabama must redraw its congressional map to allow more representation of Black voters was a surprising, but welcome, reinforcement of democracy. It will boost similar redistricting battles in Louisiana, Georgia and Texas. “I’m excited about what it means for African-American voters in my…

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All Hail the Chief Justice?
All Hail the Chief Justice?
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Jun 5

What Dems Can Learn from the GOP

Need to better protect policy gains, anticipate attacks — This country dodged a dangerous situation with the 11th-hour bipartisan agreement on raising the debt ceiling. The right-wing House contingent was exposed as a paper tiger. And the House speaker faced the reality that he needs Democratic support to set policy and, maybe, keep his job. Yet, President Joe Biden…

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What Dems Can Learn from the GOP
What Dems Can Learn from the GOP
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Dialogue & Discourse

·Jun 2

This Season of Black GOP Candidates

They need to do more than echo right-wing talking points — A lot of Black Americans are conservative; holding tight to the faith, the caution and the self-determination that allowed generations to thrive in often-hostile environments. One political lesson learned: Support those who seem to understand the struggles of regular folks and want to help them. That has not been the…

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This Season of Black GOP Candidates
This Season of Black GOP Candidates
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