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Affirmative Action’s Impact On HCBUs

This year the Supreme Court ended affirmative action in college admissions in a case called STUDENTS FOR FAIR ADMISSIONS v. HARVARD UNIVERSITY. The decision was not surprising, but it was still disappointing. Race influenced admissions decisions were actively being attacked since the late 1970’s and it doesn’t seem that anyone developed an alternative plan. In Affirmative Action’s Impact On HCBUs

Bringing Equity & Inclusion to K-12

Professor Kenneth Nunn discussed the real definition of Critical Race Theory or CRT, a subject taught in some law schools in our last episode. Conservatives falsely claim that CRT is being taught in the K-12 curriculum. In this episode our guests, Janella Hinds and David Adams talk about what is really happening in K-12 in Bringing Equity & Inclusion to K-12

Resources for CRT Episode

We hope you all enjoyed listening to Prof. Kenneth Nunn in the episode: Defining Critical Race Theory, We are providing some links to help you understand what CRT is because there is so much misinformation in the press. We hope Resources for CRT Episode provide the answers to your questions. The NAACP has a wonderful Resources for CRT Episode

Defining Critical Race Theory

Over the course of the last year, conservative republicans have found a new “Boogie man” to chase called Critical Race Theory (CRT). These conservatives Republicans have branded CRT as anything from teaching hate to making white children feel bad about themselves. Multiple states passed laws banning “CRT.” But few of the governors, legislators or voters Defining Critical Race Theory

Resources About Native American Allies

Dr. Yolandra Gomez Toya’s episode on COVID in the Native American community recently posted. As usual, we are posting Resources About Native American Allies as a supplement to the podcast episode. As Yolandra mentions, understanding Native American identity is a complex undertaking. In the first instance, there are over 500 tribal nations in the United Resources About Native American Allies

Conclusion of Thriving and Surviving

In the first episode of Thriving & Surviving in Privileged Spaces, we spoke with Mark Robinson and Ray Smaltz. Their book: Young, Black and Privileged in an Unexpected Place of Privilege is now available for purchase. At the end of the episode Mark was describing his experiences with the teachers at Dalton. In the Conclusion Conclusion of Thriving and Surviving