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The Classroom Makes Much More Sense Than Starbucks: PART TWO

RACE TOGETHER is an initiative sponsored by Starbucks and USA Today.  Simply put, it seeks to stimulate talk about race in America.  According to Howard Schultz, Starbucks CEO, it is an “opportunity to begin to re-examine how we can create … Continue reading

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Balancing ‘The Wire’

Years ago, I asked a noted scholar about the movie, “The Color Purple.” In the movie, one of the leading characters, an African-American male, is portrayed very negatively. The scholar replied that she had no problem with the way this … Continue reading

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