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Fighting Back to Move Forward: Defending the Freedom to Learn
The African American Policy Forum is excited to be Fighting Back to Move Forward at this year’s Critical Race Theory Summer School! Our founder and leader Prof. Cathy Cohen will participate in the event, which will focus on the “war on woke,” a dog whistle campaign conservatives have mobilized to undermine our democracy, impair public
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Under attack: fighting the assaults on black queer and black feminist studies
It seems like literally every day those on the right are drafting, and sometimes passing, more legislation that curtails investigation, discussion, and the teaching of subject matter related to racism, white supremacy, and anti-blackness, with such efforts often portrayed as a necessary kind of corrective to what they call or we used to call “woke
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Seeding Democracy, Political Activism Through Robust Debate
“There are decades of research to show that having open conversations about politics—even at times contentious—are associated with students who have higher rates of political knowledge and with greater intent to vote later on in adulthood.” Matthew D. NelsenAssistant professor for the University of Miami College of Arts and Sciences Department of Political Science “…if
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Perspective: Young Diverse Americans Resisted the “Red Wave” in this Year’s Midterms
By Jenn M. JacksonJanuary 25, 2023 Supposedly, the big news out of this year’s midterms election cycle was going to be the “Red Wave.” Unfortunately for Republicans, the “wave” has been recharacterized as a “splash” or “ripple.” While Republicans took control of the House, they failed to take control of the Senate. And, across the country, Democratic
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Data – Midterm Elections and Voting (October 2022)
About the Survey The GenForward April survey is a project of Professor Cathy J. Cohen at the University of Chicago. Interviews were conducted with a representative sample from GenForwardSM, a nationally representative survey panel of adults recruited and administered by NORC at the University of Chicago. The toplines for this survey include survey findings, questions,
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Survey Highlight — Abortion, January 6th, And The Midterm Elections (July 2022)
Highlights from the July 2022 Survey The July 2022 GenForward Survey asked over 2000 (2,555) young adults between the ages of 18 and 40 about their views on the economy, the upcoming midterm elections, abortion, privacy rights, the January 6th Committee hearings, and more. Due to the racial and ethnic diversity of young adults and
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Data — Abortion, January 6th, and the Midterm Elections (July 2022)
About the Survey The GenForward April survey is a project of Professor Cathy J. Cohen at the University of Chicago. Interviews were conducted with a representative sample from GenForwardSM, a nationally representative survey panel of adults recruited and administered by NORC at the University of Chicago. The toplines for this survey include survey findings, questions,
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Data — The Road to the 2022 Midterms (April 2022)
About the Survey The GenForward April survey is a project of Professor Cathy J. Cohen at the University of Chicago. Interviews were conducted with a representative sample from GenForwardSM, a nationally representative survey panel of adults recruited and administered by NORC at the University of Chicago. The toplines for this survey include survey findings, questions,
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Memo — Opinions on Roe V Wade and Abortion Access
Views on Abortion Source: GenForward June 2018 and November 2021 Source: GenForward August 2018 and October 2020 Split Ballot Source: GenForward November 2021
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Data — Looking to the 2022 Midterms (Nov 2021)
About the Survey The GenForward February survey is a project of Professor Cathy J. Cohen at the University of Chicago. Interviews were conducted with a representative sample from GenForwardSM, a nationally representative survey panel of adults ages 18-36 recruited and administered by NORC at the University of Chicago. The toplines for this survey include survey