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Tag: Ava Duvernay
News Roundup
Law School Lecturer Resigns in Wake of Netflix Central Park Five Viewing
Manhattan assistant district attorney Elizabeth Lederer resigned Wednesday from her part-time lecturer position at Columbia Law School after a group of Black students called on her to quit based on her role as a prosecutor in the overturned Central Park 5 conviction, according to a report in the New York Daily News. Lederer is the […]
June 13, 2019
News Roundup
Amid #MeToo, More Colleges Host Women As Graduation Speakers
This graduation season, the podium is all hers. For the first time in at least two decades, the majority of the nation’s top colleges are featuring women as their spring commencement speakers, a shift that industry experts credit to the wave of female empowerment that has fueled the #MeToo movement. Yale is bringing Hillary Clinton. […]
May 9, 2018
Opinion
From Pain to Power
Over time, we’ve witnessed a concerted effort to denounce the undeniable racial disparities resulting from America’s addiction to punishment. What often is missing is an emphasis on the voices and experiences of victims and their families, particularly victims of color.
April 12, 2018
Women
‘Straight Outta Compton’ Highlights Complex Role of Black Women in Society
Scholars contemplate the broader relationship between hip hop and women.
August 19, 2015
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