Alex Freidus
@alexfreidus.bsky.social
schools, race, & inequality | author of "Unequal Lessons: School Diversity and Educational Inequality in New York City" | momming & cooking & running & reading romance & mystery | she/her | personal account
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Alex Freidus
@alexfreidus.bsky.social
· May 28
![Screenshot of Publishers Weekly review of Unequal Lessons reading: "Classroom diversity, specifically the integration of more white students into predominantly Black schools, does not lead to better outcomes for Black students, according to this disquieting debut study. Education scholar Freidus focuses on New York schools that, due to gentrification, are experiencing an influx of white students. Drawing on interviews and her own immersive ethnographic observations conducted over nearly six years, she finds that diversity and integration—especially via an increase in the proportion of white students—are treated by teachers, administrators, and parents as a de facto solution for racial inequality, and yet this is emphatically not the end result. Instead, Freidus observes that Black students’ experience of diversity entails a “hidden curriculum” that “reinforces deeply rooted [racial and class] assumptions about [them] and their families.” For instance, she notes several instances in which Black and white students with similar behavioral problems received disproportionate treatment, resulting partly from educators’ assumptions that the white student was more likely to be from a good family. At the same time, diversity does offer benefits for students—mostly in terms of enrichment, or new experiences—but as Freidus persuasively demonstrates, solving inequality is not one of them. This urgent wake-up call is a must-read for educators. (Aug.)"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7js3r4xdyhiics6bsegplyvq/bafkreih2z6ytyvi2sqof2vbgwfu4sqf2hy6gsrpwzsv52gv5kpqzyd64ci@jpeg)
Y'all, I'm pretty excited that @publisherswkly.bsky.social called my book "an urgent wake-up call" and "a must-read for educators!"
www.publishersweekly.com/9781479827817
Pre-order here and get a 30% discount using NYUAU30:
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www.publishersweekly.com/9781479827817
Pre-order here and get a 30% discount using NYUAU30:
nyupress.org/978147982781...
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Consistently impressed by how he advocates by teaching.
The City’s Budget is our future. And you deserve to know how it works.
January 30, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Consistently impressed by how he advocates by teaching.
My love/hate relationship with the netipot is really impressive.
January 30, 2026 at 2:37 PM
My love/hate relationship with the netipot is really impressive.
But "more cameras" are the answer.
A Minnesota woman observing ICE agents in her car was cornered on one-way streets. An agent approached, called her by name—citing facial recognition. Days later, her Global Entry and TSA privileges were revoked, with no explanation.
How ICE Already Knows Who Minneapolis Protesters Are
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:52 PM
But "more cameras" are the answer.
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Miriam* fled enslavement in Mauritania in a heroic middle of the night escape - she found out she was pregnant with her enslaver’s 5th child here. Denied schooling she is illiterate. Today she lives in fear of being targeted by ICE. I’m raising money for her. Venmo is @Heba-gowayed.
January 30, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Miriam* fled enslavement in Mauritania in a heroic middle of the night escape - she found out she was pregnant with her enslaver’s 5th child here. Denied schooling she is illiterate. Today she lives in fear of being targeted by ICE. I’m raising money for her. Venmo is @Heba-gowayed.
I have been making Maida Heatter's All American Brownies for 40 years now and nobody has EVER complained. The hill I will die on: baker's chocolate, not cocoa.
There's no more normal brownies anymore. All brownies are like caramel or Nutella or have a huge chunk of chocolate on them or the tears of Saint Rita or whatever. Just a normal brownie. Not even too sweet. Let me live
January 30, 2026 at 3:28 AM
I have been making Maida Heatter's All American Brownies for 40 years now and nobody has EVER complained. The hill I will die on: baker's chocolate, not cocoa.
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Democrats Sick Of Being Blamed For Cowardice On Issues They Actually Just Don’t Care About https://theonion.com/democrats-sick-of-being-blamed-for-cowardice-on-issues-1847675639/
January 30, 2026 at 2:15 AM
Democrats Sick Of Being Blamed For Cowardice On Issues They Actually Just Don’t Care About https://theonion.com/democrats-sick-of-being-blamed-for-cowardice-on-issues-1847675639/
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was that not already banned
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Thursday said House Democrats will demand a ban on the deportation of American citizens as a condition of winning their support for legislation funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Jeffries demands ban on deportation of US citizens as part of DHS reforms
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Thursday said House Democrats will demand a ban on the deportation of American citizens as a condition of winning their support for legislation fun…
www.kget.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:17 AM
was that not already banned
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Tonight I watched Prime Minister Mark Carney take the actual Heated Rivalry Canada fleece from Hudson Williams, slip it on and say: “This is true soft power.”
January 30, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Tonight I watched Prime Minister Mark Carney take the actual Heated Rivalry Canada fleece from Hudson Williams, slip it on and say: “This is true soft power.”
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I cannot tell you how much doubt was consistently directed at the Gaza Health Ministry’s casualty numbers and how much pressure was put on news organizations to couch those numbers as unreliable.
Biden himself said they were fabricated!
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Biden himself said they were fabricated!
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
IDF accepts Gaza Health Ministry death toll of over 71,000 Palestinians killed in the war
Although Many International Experts Have Accepted the Health Ministry's Data as Reliable, and Even Conservative Relative to the True Death Toll, Israel Had Refused to Accept the Health Ministry's Coun...
www.haaretz.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:29 PM
I cannot tell you how much doubt was consistently directed at the Gaza Health Ministry’s casualty numbers and how much pressure was put on news organizations to couch those numbers as unreliable.
Biden himself said they were fabricated!
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Biden himself said they were fabricated!
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
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good morning. (quilt by Melissa Laranjeira, via www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...)
January 29, 2026 at 12:59 PM
good morning. (quilt by Melissa Laranjeira, via www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...)
Switchboards are tied up, folks. Keep calling! And prep your voicemail message because I know I personally ran out of time expressing my anger and dismay at the terms of the current so-called "reforms."
Calling my senators again. My script:
"Will the measures Ds are proposing for the DHS funding bill free Liam Ramos and kidnapped people? Will they guarantee congressional access to and oversight of the concentration camps? If not, you must vote against the bill."
Find your reps here: reps.fyi
"Will the measures Ds are proposing for the DHS funding bill free Liam Ramos and kidnapped people? Will they guarantee congressional access to and oversight of the concentration camps? If not, you must vote against the bill."
Find your reps here: reps.fyi
Find Your Representative
Find your representatives. Learn how to find and connect with them. Stay informed about their bills, committees, and contributions.
reps.fyi
January 29, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Switchboards are tied up, folks. Keep calling! And prep your voicemail message because I know I personally ran out of time expressing my anger and dismay at the terms of the current so-called "reforms."
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Well that explains why Liam was sleeping in the photo -- he's sick with a fever, separated from everyone but his father and essentially locked up in a prison. 💔 For all the horrors we're seeing on the streets, what's happening inside these detention facilities outside of public view is surely worse.
Ramos’ mother addressed his deteriorating health earlier this week:
“Liam is getting sick because the food they receive is not of good quality,” she told MPR News on Monday. “He has stomach pain, he’s vomiting, he has a fever and he no longer wants to eat.”
“Liam is getting sick because the food they receive is not of good quality,” she told MPR News on Monday. “He has stomach pain, he’s vomiting, he has a fever and he no longer wants to eat.”
January 28, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Well that explains why Liam was sleeping in the photo -- he's sick with a fever, separated from everyone but his father and essentially locked up in a prison. 💔 For all the horrors we're seeing on the streets, what's happening inside these detention facilities outside of public view is surely worse.
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Of course. And that’s why Dems need to lean in and work towards dismantling ICE.
First no funding.
Impeach Noem.
Demand hearings on ICE’s operation in MN.
Demand that Miller resign.
Don’t let up.
First no funding.
Impeach Noem.
Demand hearings on ICE’s operation in MN.
Demand that Miller resign.
Don’t let up.
“An administration official gave away the game to Punchbowl News, admitting that these “de-escalatory measures” are about placating Senate Democrats so they don’t seize this moment to demand restrictions on ICE as part of any government funding package.”
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
Donald Trump Is Frightened
Trump wants to appear eager to minimize out-of-control clashes between government militias and protesters. But he doesn’t want to stop the things causing those clashes in the first place.
newrepublic.com
January 28, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Of course. And that’s why Dems need to lean in and work towards dismantling ICE.
First no funding.
Impeach Noem.
Demand hearings on ICE’s operation in MN.
Demand that Miller resign.
Don’t let up.
First no funding.
Impeach Noem.
Demand hearings on ICE’s operation in MN.
Demand that Miller resign.
Don’t let up.
But this is actually the point.
Minneapolis has seen a stunning 1,646% spike in calls from families who can't pay rent because they're afraid to leave their homes to work.
This is state violence manufacturing housing precarity in real time.
People should not be facing eviction when their city is under occupation.
This is state violence manufacturing housing precarity in real time.
People should not be facing eviction when their city is under occupation.
Hotline operators report flood of calls for rental assistance as residents hide during ICE surge
211 calls from Spanish-speakers have increased more than 1,600 percent and requests for rental assistance have more than tripled, according to Greater Twin Cities United Way. Local officials are pushi...
www.mprnews.org
January 27, 2026 at 10:16 PM
But this is actually the point.
My NYC native partner: "Westchester is upstate."
Me, who grew up in Westchester and spent entire childhood driving to grandparents in Utica: "Are you actually being serious right now?"
Me, who grew up in Westchester and spent entire childhood driving to grandparents in Utica: "Are you actually being serious right now?"
Student: Professor Zimmerman, where does Upstate New York start in your opinion?
Me a Californian: The Catskills, I guess. What do you think?
Student: Anything north of The Bronx.
New Yorkers are ridiculous.
Me a Californian: The Catskills, I guess. What do you think?
Student: Anything north of The Bronx.
New Yorkers are ridiculous.
January 27, 2026 at 10:09 PM
My NYC native partner: "Westchester is upstate."
Me, who grew up in Westchester and spent entire childhood driving to grandparents in Utica: "Are you actually being serious right now?"
Me, who grew up in Westchester and spent entire childhood driving to grandparents in Utica: "Are you actually being serious right now?"
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it reveals pretty plainly that "merit-based hiring" means "you belong to the correct class and hold the right set of identities"
Odd how when people like Bari Weiss go on about 'merit-based hiring', what they mean is hiring nice-looking white boys from elite schools regardless of their experience.
Here's CBS's new Ukraine correspondent. Graduated college less than a year ago. Yale Rugby. Only job: 7 months freelancing. 1/
Here's CBS's new Ukraine correspondent. Graduated college less than a year ago. Yale Rugby. Only job: 7 months freelancing. 1/
January 27, 2026 at 9:43 PM
it reveals pretty plainly that "merit-based hiring" means "you belong to the correct class and hold the right set of identities"
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Good morning friends! Some things to remember when you call your senators today:
1. Renee Good's killer is still at large and has not faced justice
2. Alex Pretti's murderers are still at large, unnamed and still working on our dime.
3. 35 people died in ICE custody last year. 35 shattered families
1. Renee Good's killer is still at large and has not faced justice
2. Alex Pretti's murderers are still at large, unnamed and still working on our dime.
3. 35 people died in ICE custody last year. 35 shattered families
January 27, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Good morning friends! Some things to remember when you call your senators today:
1. Renee Good's killer is still at large and has not faced justice
2. Alex Pretti's murderers are still at large, unnamed and still working on our dime.
3. 35 people died in ICE custody last year. 35 shattered families
1. Renee Good's killer is still at large and has not faced justice
2. Alex Pretti's murderers are still at large, unnamed and still working on our dime.
3. 35 people died in ICE custody last year. 35 shattered families
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"Non-violent tactics that waste a company’s time or money are really effective. For Enterprise, we’ve made and cancelled car reservations, saying the roads are too icy. At Home Depot... people [lined] up to buy ice scrapers and then getting in line to return them, in a way that clogs the lines."
"We had one hotel publicly refuse to house ICE, which became a big national news story when DHS went after them. That’s a hotel we were targeting, and it was mostly because of our pressure. We had two more hotels temporarily shut down to avoid housing ICE..."
www.laborpolitics.com/p/how-minnea...
www.laborpolitics.com/p/how-minnea...
How to Block ICE In Your City
Minneapolis organizer Aru Shiney-Ajay on effective tactics to disrupt ICE—and the need to target corporate collaborators
www.laborpolitics.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:05 PM
"Non-violent tactics that waste a company’s time or money are really effective. For Enterprise, we’ve made and cancelled car reservations, saying the roads are too icy. At Home Depot... people [lined] up to buy ice scrapers and then getting in line to return them, in a way that clogs the lines."
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Two weeks ago this guy announced he was providing legal help to the agent who shot Renee Good. That's how quickly the winds are shifting.
pretty wild statement re: Republican Chris Madel drop from race for MN governor:
"Saying he cannot support the national GOP's 'stated retribution on citizens of our state, nor can I count myself a member of a party that would do so."
"Saying he cannot support the national GOP's 'stated retribution on citizens of our state, nor can I count myself a member of a party that would do so."
January 26, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Two weeks ago this guy announced he was providing legal help to the agent who shot Renee Good. That's how quickly the winds are shifting.
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Picking up seizure medication at CVS.
![UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA
Roseline K. N.,
Petitioner,
v.
Pam Bondi, et al.,
Respondents.
No. 26-cv-540 (KMM/SGE)
ORDER
This matter is before the Court on Petitioner Roseline K. N.’s Petition for a Writ of
Habeas Corpus. [Dkt. 1.] For the reasons below, the Court grants the habeas petition.
Background
Roseline K. N. is a citizen of Kenya. [Id. ¶¶ 7, 12.] She has lived in the United States
since 2005. [Id. ¶ 12.] Petitioner has no criminal history, except for “one traffic related
violation,” and is not subject to a final removal order. [Id. ¶¶ 13–14.] On January 16, 2026,
Roseline K. N. was arrested by immigration officers outside a CVS where she had gone to
pick up her seizure medication. [Id. ¶ 17.] There is no evidence that she was the subject of
a judicial or administrative warrant, and she has not been afforded a bond hearing. [Id. ¶¶
17, 35.] Respondents’ position is that Roseline K. N. is subject to mandatory detention
pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b)(2), and they point to no other statutory or legal basis for her
detention. [Dkt. 7 at 1–2.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7a4j47j42ezdr3au7pxdlzjt/bafkreifwgn6bms5ldappzp5olc724teni55pcgl6fxieorpiby3uph23tq@jpeg)
January 26, 2026 at 3:17 AM
Picking up seizure medication at CVS.
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part of this is like, conservatives projecting; part of this is conservatives unable to imagine politics without money; and part of this is dudes who are so out of touch with feminized labor that they think children's birthday parties exist as a spontaneous act of parthogenesis
I mostly just stay off Twitter altogether but after double checking that the Walter Hudson post was still up I ran across this and just had to share so the Romancelandians who bought hand warmers could hear about the PROFESSIONAL GRADE LOGISTICS.
January 26, 2026 at 12:14 AM
part of this is like, conservatives projecting; part of this is conservatives unable to imagine politics without money; and part of this is dudes who are so out of touch with feminized labor that they think children's birthday parties exist as a spontaneous act of parthogenesis
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A teacher literally shaking as she describes the threat from her own government to the children she teaches www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
January 26, 2026 at 3:28 AM
A teacher literally shaking as she describes the threat from her own government to the children she teaches www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...