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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…
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…
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…