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Reactions to the U-M 2020 MLK Symposium: Part II, college athletics and control

by Darrell Allen

David Zirin of The Nation, notes Kenny Stills as an outspoken critic of the apparent hypocrisy that Ross displayed in hosting a fundraiser and heading the RISE nonprofit. Further, Zirin notes the fact that the “NFL is almost entirely dependent on black labor and black bodies in its pursuit of billions of dollars in annual […]

Reactions to the U-M 2020 MLK Symposium: Part I, philanthropy and social justice

by Darrell Allen

The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium Planning Committee chose the timely theme “The (Mis)Education of US.” As I tuned in to watch the live stream of the MLK Symposium keynote featuring Dr. Angela Davis, I was struck by two video messages from Warde Manuel, Michigan’s Donald R. Shepherd Director of Athletics, and Scott DeRue, […]

The Polluted Dialogue around Charter Schools: How Misinformation is Informing the Debate

by William Waychunas

Our democracy is sick. In our world today, people can choose to live in their own bubbles, have the ability to shelter themselves from opposing perspectives, can find their own “alternative facts” to support whatever opinion they choose, and brush aside information that challenges their beliefs as “fake news.” Both Democrats and Republicans are guilty […]

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