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Do We Live in a Post-Racial Society?

September 23, 2009
Do We Still Need to Talk About Race? (September 16, 2009)
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With the election of President Obama, some say race is no longer an obstacle to success and the “American Dream” is more reality than not.

Ben Jealous, executive director of the NAACP, and Gerald Torres, professor at the University of Texas Law School and coauthor of The Miner’s Canary: Enlisting Race, Resisting Power, Transforming Democracy, challenged that assumption in a recent discussion.

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Power and Public Memory

Q&A: Why Monuments Must Change

A child stands in front of a statue honoring Black soldiers.

We tend to think of monuments as being immutable, permanent structures. But the nonprofit group Monument Lab is on a mission to change the way the U.S. thinks about monuments and their relationship with power and public memory.

July 6, 2023

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How Effective Are U.S. Testing Practices on Children with Intellectual Disabilities?

A new documentary follows three pioneering young adults with intellectual disabilities as they make their way through the educational system and the workforce.

January 30, 2019

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A Perilous Moment for Transgender People in the United States

A demonstrator holding a sign that says; "Trans Rights Are Human Rights"

In response to a series of increasingly brazen attacks against transgender Americans, civil society in the United States must stand strong for social justice and in defense of the progress made in recent years.

November 13, 2018 | Sebastian Kohn

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