Category: Diversity
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White supremacy within & beyond the USA: parallels among Black, Native, & Palestinian peoples’ experiences
In 1966, the Black Panther Party (BPP) was labeled a terrorist organization by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Three years later, the director of the FBI (Edgar Hoover) would go so far as to say that the BPP was “the greatest threat to the internal security of the country.” How could an…
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Cognitive Reserve and Racial Privilege in STEM
We say that STEM is changing for the better and, in many cases, this holds true. This post asks questions about ways in which higher education may have unintentional blind spots and the effects this may have on students of color.