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For fair admissions to all NYC public schools.
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In my latest, I annotate the many layers of racism in Trump’s executive order attacking disparate impact theory. Shocker it traces to Heritage talking pts from the 1970s.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
November 9, 2025 at 2:25 PM
In my latest, I annotate the many layers of racism in Trump’s executive order attacking disparate impact theory. Shocker it traces to Heritage talking pts from the 1970s.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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“Tell your children who the cowards were.”
October 27, 2025 at 10:19 PM
“Tell your children who the cowards were.”
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Thousands of NYC students and educators spend their days in buildings with mold, asbestos, and toxic air. It’s environmental injustice in plain sight, and it’s hurting our communities.
Sign the petition to demand #GreenHealthySchools: bit.ly/ghs_petition
Sign the petition to demand #GreenHealthySchools: bit.ly/ghs_petition
October 20, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Thousands of NYC students and educators spend their days in buildings with mold, asbestos, and toxic air. It’s environmental injustice in plain sight, and it’s hurting our communities.
Sign the petition to demand #GreenHealthySchools: bit.ly/ghs_petition
Sign the petition to demand #GreenHealthySchools: bit.ly/ghs_petition
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I meant this deeply: My work now is all dissent work. I write for a future I likely will not see.
“I will end my career writing dissent, that is my future. And you understand that you’re writing for a future society. That dissents are not about today. Dissents are writing for a future society that will take that dissent, that will be ready for that dissent, & enact it”
@nhannahjones.bsky.social
@nhannahjones.bsky.social
The Trump administration has attacked diversity programs, historical discussions of slavery, civil rights and more as he pressures civic institutions to de-emphasize race. Nikole Hannah-Jones, the creator of The 1619 Project, discusses what led to this movement. nyti.ms/4msq3x8
September 21, 2025 at 7:31 PM
I meant this deeply: My work now is all dissent work. I write for a future I likely will not see.
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"Elite New York High School Admits 8 Black Students in a Class of 781" www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/n...
Elite New York High School Admits 8 Black Students in a Class of 781
www.nytimes.com
August 1, 2025 at 1:52 PM
"Elite New York High School Admits 8 Black Students in a Class of 781" www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/n...
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“It’s right to ask the mayor, ‘Where the heck is this?’” one government transparency advocate said.
NYC education officials have yet to release high school admissions data
“It’s right to ask the mayor, ‘Where the heck is this?’” one government transparency advocate said.
bit.ly
July 31, 2025 at 7:40 PM
“It’s right to ask the mayor, ‘Where the heck is this?’” one government transparency advocate said.
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It feels very funny to celebrate these days, but I know connection is more important than ever. My book comes out in 2 weeks and there will be a launch party and I would love to see NYC parents, teachers, and community there.
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July 24, 2025 at 12:09 AM
It feels very funny to celebrate these days, but I know connection is more important than ever. My book comes out in 2 weeks and there will be a launch party and I would love to see NYC parents, teachers, and community there.
greenlightbookstore.com/event/2025-0...
greenlightbookstore.com/event/2025-0...
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On this day in 1954, the U.S. government staged mass deportations across the Southwest. By the end of the campaign, thousands of people had been deported, including many in the country legally and even some U.S. citizens.
Jul. 15, 1954 | U.S. Government Stages Mass Deportations in the American Southwest
Learn more about our history of racial injustice.
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July 15, 2025 at 4:52 PM
On this day in 1954, the U.S. government staged mass deportations across the Southwest. By the end of the campaign, thousands of people had been deported, including many in the country legally and even some U.S. citizens.
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Nothing Mamdani did is untoward—unless one is operating under a worldview that views both racial hierarchy and "college crimes" as issues befitting both breathless coverage and Deep Throat-level secrecy regarding sourcing.
That is, if you are the New York Times.
hellgatenyc.com/nyt-race-sci...
That is, if you are the New York Times.
hellgatenyc.com/nyt-race-sci...
July 7, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Nothing Mamdani did is untoward—unless one is operating under a worldview that views both racial hierarchy and "college crimes" as issues befitting both breathless coverage and Deep Throat-level secrecy regarding sourcing.
That is, if you are the New York Times.
hellgatenyc.com/nyt-race-sci...
That is, if you are the New York Times.
hellgatenyc.com/nyt-race-sci...
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since Cuomo is painting himself as the candidate who "knows how to get things done, let's take a trip down memory lane and look at 50 of his most notable "accomplishments," big and small..... nygroove.nyc/a-list-of-50...
A list of 50 things Andrew Cuomo has ‘gotten done’
The disgraced former governor loves to tout his long record in public life — so let's actually take a look at it
nygroove.nyc
June 5, 2025 at 4:03 PM
since Cuomo is painting himself as the candidate who "knows how to get things done, let's take a trip down memory lane and look at 50 of his most notable "accomplishments," big and small..... nygroove.nyc/a-list-of-50...
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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:
nyupress.org/978147982781...
www.publishersweekly.com/9781479827817
Pre-order here and get a 30% discount using NYUAU30:
nyupress.org/978147982781...
![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)
May 28, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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:
nyupress.org/978147982781...
www.publishersweekly.com/9781479827817
Pre-order here and get a 30% discount using NYUAU30:
nyupress.org/978147982781...
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I'm now following Harvard v. HHS (funding cuts):
View Full Case | Background Info | Complaint
#CL69921962
View Full Case | Background Info | Complaint
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April 21, 2025 at 10:37 PM
I'm now following Harvard v. HHS (funding cuts):
View Full Case | Background Info | Complaint
#CL69921962
View Full Case | Background Info | Complaint
#CL69921962
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A draft bill quietly circulating in the state legislature could significantly weaken oversight of nonpublic schools — including yeshivas — by loosening education standards and delaying enforcement deadlines. nysfocus.com/2025/04/10/y...
Phantom Bill Targeting Education Rules Triggers Sharp Backlash in…
No lawmaker will take credit for the proposal, but its quiet circulation has sparked fierce debate over state control of religious education.
nysfocus.com
April 17, 2025 at 1:11 PM
A draft bill quietly circulating in the state legislature could significantly weaken oversight of nonpublic schools — including yeshivas — by loosening education standards and delaying enforcement deadlines. nysfocus.com/2025/04/10/y...
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Daily reminder Trump has NOT changed civil rights law. Diversity, equity inclusion (DEI) practices lawful on Jan. 1 are lawful today. Naming smething "illegal DEI" is legally meaningless nonsense and bluster.
want a deep diver. here you go:
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
want a deep diver. here you go:
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
April 4, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Daily reminder Trump has NOT changed civil rights law. Diversity, equity inclusion (DEI) practices lawful on Jan. 1 are lawful today. Naming smething "illegal DEI" is legally meaningless nonsense and bluster.
want a deep diver. here you go:
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
want a deep diver. here you go:
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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After years of identity-focused curriculum, Snelling's first-graders expressed: "Being Black means that I can be whatever I want. I am brave, I am passionate about myself and I love being Black."
Why Blackness Matters in Early Childhood Development - EdSurge News
“Although I can discuss all of the ways that affirming Blackness is necessary within the early childhood setting, this is something that is under ...
www.edsurge.com
March 27, 2025 at 1:02 PM
After years of identity-focused curriculum, Snelling's first-graders expressed: "Being Black means that I can be whatever I want. I am brave, I am passionate about myself and I love being Black."
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For folks who don’t know, ethnic studies programs like African American/Africana Studies, Asian American Studies, Chicano Studies and the like come directly from civil right era campus activism. Attempts to disempower such programs should be framed as attacks on civil rights same as much else rn.
March 22, 2025 at 3:57 PM
For folks who don’t know, ethnic studies programs like African American/Africana Studies, Asian American Studies, Chicano Studies and the like come directly from civil right era campus activism. Attempts to disempower such programs should be framed as attacks on civil rights same as much else rn.
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New filing: "Chicago Women in Trades v. Trump (constitutionality of anti-DEI EOs)"
Doc #42: MINUTE entry before the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly: Plaintiff has filed a motion for temporary restraining order 40, claiming…
[full entry below 👇]
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#CL69675603
Doc #42: MINUTE entry before the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly: Plaintiff has filed a motion for temporary restraining order 40, claiming…
[full entry below 👇]
Download PDF | View Full Case
#CL69675603
March 19, 2025 at 3:51 PM
New filing: "Chicago Women in Trades v. Trump (constitutionality of anti-DEI EOs)"
Doc #42: MINUTE entry before the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly: Plaintiff has filed a motion for temporary restraining order 40, claiming…
[full entry below 👇]
Download PDF | View Full Case
#CL69675603
Doc #42: MINUTE entry before the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly: Plaintiff has filed a motion for temporary restraining order 40, claiming…
[full entry below 👇]
Download PDF | View Full Case
#CL69675603
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College Board deleted vids for multiple classes on AP Classroom about issues dealing with American Indians, Slavery, Racism, and sexism. For APUSH the first two videos on Slavery in the British Colonies were deleted, videos on Native American societies and Euro conquest, and Reconstruction. #edusky
March 7, 2025 at 4:07 PM
College Board deleted vids for multiple classes on AP Classroom about issues dealing with American Indians, Slavery, Racism, and sexism. For APUSH the first two videos on Slavery in the British Colonies were deleted, videos on Native American societies and Euro conquest, and Reconstruction. #edusky
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At least it should be clear to anyone reading the interview that their goal is to effectively destroy the legacy of the Civil Rights Movement and vitiate the Civil Rights Act. This is who “anti-woke” liberals and leftists who think diversity has gone a bit too far are allied with.
I am not surprised that the New York Times ran a long interview with the nation’s leading segregationist, but I am nonetheless disgusted.
March 7, 2025 at 12:44 PM
At least it should be clear to anyone reading the interview that their goal is to effectively destroy the legacy of the Civil Rights Movement and vitiate the Civil Rights Act. This is who “anti-woke” liberals and leftists who think diversity has gone a bit too far are allied with.
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BREAKING: The National Education Association, backed by the ACLU, sues the Trump administration over its anti-diversity "Dear Colleague" letter issued Feb. 14.
Complaint: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Dear Colleague letter: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Complaint: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Dear Colleague letter: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
March 5, 2025 at 8:46 PM
BREAKING: The National Education Association, backed by the ACLU, sues the Trump administration over its anti-diversity "Dear Colleague" letter issued Feb. 14.
Complaint: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Dear Colleague letter: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Complaint: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Dear Colleague letter: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Trump administration can’t ban DEI in schools, NY attorney general affirms in new guidance
https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025/03/05/new-york-attorney-general-letitia-james-issues-new-guidance-on-dei-in-schools/
https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025/03/05/new-york-attorney-general-letitia-james-issues-new-guidance-on-dei-in-schools/
DEI policies remain legal in schools, despite federal guidance, NY Attorney General affirms
“Schools and educational institutions can rest assured that they are well within their legal rights to continue building inclusive learning environments for their students,” the attorney general says.
www.chalkbeat.org
March 5, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Trump administration can’t ban DEI in schools, NY attorney general affirms in new guidance
https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025/03/05/new-york-attorney-general-letitia-james-issues-new-guidance-on-dei-in-schools/
https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025/03/05/new-york-attorney-general-letitia-james-issues-new-guidance-on-dei-in-schools/
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One look at public school systems, including New York’s, revealed that the educational inequities for their children didn’t look much different from down South.
A 1964 boycott fought school segregation, but inequality continues
During the civil rights era, Black and Puerto Rican New Yorkers were frustrated with the constant claims of racial equality in the North.
amsterdamnews.com
March 3, 2025 at 1:00 PM
One look at public school systems, including New York’s, revealed that the educational inequities for their children didn’t look much different from down South.
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latest #RaceClass Podcast ep is live. Arnie & I chat calmly (not really) about universities voluntarily complying with trump threats. even when it means sacrificing legal & mission critical work.
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Ep. 38 | Why Are All The Universities Folding to Trump?
In this episode, Arnie and Jon explore why so many universities have voluntarily scrubbed websites and shuttered still lawful and mission critical diversity, equity and inclusion programs. We also dis
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March 3, 2025 at 1:43 PM
latest #RaceClass Podcast ep is live. Arnie & I chat calmly (not really) about universities voluntarily complying with trump threats. even when it means sacrificing legal & mission critical work.
soundcloud.com/user-8088721...
soundcloud.com/user-8088721...