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The conservative extremists banning “critical race theory” and “divisive concepts” are robbing American kids of the right to learn about their own country.
Dr. Phillipe Copeland is a Clinical Associate Professor at Boston University School of Social Work. He is a public scholar, lecturer, educator, trainer, changemaker and consultant. His scholarship, teaching and practice focus on areas such as antiracist education, trauma and violence, and social change through narratives.
The conservative extremists banning “critical race theory” and “divisive concepts” are robbing American kids of the right to learn about their own country.
I had big hopes and serious ambitions when I was invited to join the academic rockstar’s new center. Dysfunction and layoffs is what we got instead.