The National Interest
The National Interest
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Educators Shouldn't Be Afraid to Teach the History of the N-Word
Omarosa Manigault Newman, the senior White House staffer turned author, said recently during her book tour that she had heard a tape of President Donald Trump using the n-word during his time on the reality show The Apprentice. Trump denied the existence of any such tape, tweeting, âI donât have that word in my vocabulary…
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LeBron's I Promise School Offers a Few Important Lessons in Education Reform
Last week, President Trump scoffedâalbeit passive aggressivelyâat basketball icon LeBron Jamesâ intelligence in a tweet, stating, âLebron James was just interviewed by the dumbest man on television, Don Lemon,â Mr. Trump wrote, âHe made Lebron look smart, which isnât easy to do. I like Mike!â But it looks like LeBron is the one taking Trump…
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A Case for Educational Reparations for Formerly Incarcerated People
We donât like to think of social justice as a zero-sum game. But there are costs associated with bringing equity and fairness to victims of discrimination, especially for those incarcerated throughout this nation. Those restitutions wonât come out of thin air. Stanford University research shows that the black incarceration rate nationwide is five times the…
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The Charter School Movement Is Complicit With Segregation
Charter schools didnât create segregation, but the charter school movement isnât helping to end it, either. When Martin Luther King Jr. said, âWe must never adjust ourselves to racial segregation,â he wasnât suggesting that black kids need white kids and white teachers in the classroom with them to learn. King was acutely aware that segregation…
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Somebody Lied: Education Alone Canât Dismantle White Supremacy
Editorâs note: Once a month, the National Interest column will tackle broader questions about what the country should do to increase educational opportunities for black youths. Americans like to think that if individuals are educated in great schools, they can pull themselves up by their proverbial bootstraps and bring their families with them. From childhood,…
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Black Women and Girls May Run the World, but Theyâre Not Safe in It
In black America during the 1970s, the portraits of MLK, JFK and Jesus hung on every familyâs wall. Today, the new trinity of Oprah, BeyoncĂ© and Michelle Obama could almost replace them. But the increasing power and cultural influence of black women donât equal protection. Black womenâs accomplishments, despite their continuing struggle, illuminate how sexist…