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Students for Fair Admissions Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College: Colorblind or Just Blind?
From the very beginning, affirmative action – using race as a factor in university admissions – has been controversial. Some say it’s unfair, that it amounts to reverse discrimination. Some have argued that it violates the Equal Protection Clause of … Continue reading
The Last White Man
One morning in an unnamed city in an unnamed country, a white man named Anders wakes up to discover that his skin has turned dark brown. His facial features have changed too. He doesn’t recognize himself in the mirror. … Continue reading
White Fragility
White Fragility By Robin DiAngelo Beacon Press, Boston, 2018 “White Fragility” sounds like a paradox. How can whites be fragile when we’re supposed to be the largest and smost dominant segment of US society? As author Robin DiAngelo explains it, … Continue reading
So you want to talk about race
So you want to talk about race By Ijeoma Oluo Seal Press, New York, 2018 In the wake of the murder of George Floyd by a white police officer in Minneapolis, and the nation-wide protests that followed, many white people, … Continue reading
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