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Historian, activist and founding director of the Racial Justice Initiative at the University of St. Thomas frequently seen on . Opinions are my own.
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Celebrating #Juneteenth2023
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6:50 #SawkarSalute
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8:40 1st Pitch
And a pair of tickets to see every hour!
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“In states where classrooms have become battlegrounds for the political warfare surrounding how race is discussed in school, educators planning lessons about “Freedom Day” could be forced to navigate legislation that seeks to censo…lnkd.in/gDJiVFtv
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“In states where classrooms have become battlegrounds for the political warfare surrounding how race is discussed in school, educators planning lessons about “Freedom Day” could be forced to navigate legislation that seeks to censor American history.”
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I joined Almanac last evening to discuss the DOJ report with regard to the Minneapolis Police.
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Tonight on Almanac at 7 PM:
- We talk with about the Justice Department's report about the Minneapolis Police Department
- We remember Ramsey County Judge Mary Louis Klas who passed away
- An update on the wildfire…lnkd.in/gC6EBjdT lnkd.in/gcfTdCUv
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Tonight on Almanac at 7 PM:
- We talk with about the Justice Department's report about the Minneapolis Police Department
- We remember Ramsey County Judge Mary Louis Klas who passed away
- An update on the wildfires affecting the Boundary Waters Canoe Area
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I truly enjoyed teaching these incredible young men about the history of voting in America.
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Our director, @terryannescott, teaching @Seahawks rookies about the history of voter disenfranchisement. We are honored to partner with the org to encourage everyone to vote.
#Seahawks #vote
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From today’s Star Tribune. “Diversity expert to companies — Don't lose momentum gained in past few years.”
“What worries me is that I've seen some organizations that have doubled down and say that we're in this for the long haul a…lnkd.in/gVHyNW7H
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I'm excited to share this remarkable book w/ you!
wwnorton.com/books/97813240
*WAKE UP AMERICA: Black Women on the Future of Democracy* will be published by @wwnorton on February 13, 2024. It features essays by major progressive Black women politicians, grassroots activists &… Show more
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Join us virtually or on your own time! Dr. Yohuru Williams will explore the afterlife of emancipation and how the freed people shaped a new future for themselves and the nation. Register by June 9 at: link.stthomas.edu/RJIJune
#Juneteenth #AllfortheCommonGood #Tommies
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A Kirkus starred review for Michael Long and my new book, More Than A Dream: The Radical March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, which the reviewer praised as "A frank and perspicuous study of the watershed 1963 event in the Civi…lnkd.in/gMn7PU4r
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Grateful for this starred review of our new book More Than A Dream: The Radical March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom #kirkusreviews
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Wow, this is a BFD. John Lewis would be ecstatic.
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BREAKING: Supreme Court votes 6-3 NOT to further erode the Voting Rights Act in Allen v. Milligan. Huge surprise. Kavanaugh and Roberts join the three liberal justices in saving Section 2.
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Just released new NPE report A #ASharpTurnRight shines a light on a new breed of charter schools that are designed to support a right-wing agenda.
tinyurl.com/38thyt5u
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15% of my WH class is Hmong; at a PD this year helped me see how little their history appears in the curriculum. Thanks to 7 media centers, today we studied Dia's Story Cloth by and heard powerful stories from students' family experiences. 🥹📖🧵
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