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“Stay out of my hair!”

The Hechinger Report

The federal government and the Department of Education need to start taking their responsibility for prohibiting discrimination seriously and crack down on schools that punish black people for their hair and hair styles. Durags are used to create the wave hairstyle. Related: Denver teachers are next to take to the picket line.

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Latin American Solidarity in Changing Times  

Anthropology News

La Toma is an Afro-Colombian community that has long sat at the intersection of extractive industries—especially gold mining—and violence from right-wing paramilitaries, guerillas, and government forces. Many older activists today involved in US Latin America solidarity were trained in techniques and tactics during this movement.

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Dr. Kimberly A. Mealy Appointed as the Next Executive Director of the American Political Science Association

Political Science Now

Mealy has developed extensive external partnerships with leaders of other associations such as the National Conference of Black Political Scientists (NCOBPS) and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), where she has served on the Science and Human Rights Coalition Council since 2017.

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A school created a homeless shelter in the gym and it paid off in the classroom

The Hechinger Report

One night in 2017, a desperate parent talking to Chandler in the school’s front lobby asked: “Can we stay here?”. We will not fix homelessness until the federal government believes that housing is a human right,” Ronen said. Hopefully we will not need [a program like] this in the future, but right now we do.”.

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Learn how Political Science Students are Improving Wikipedia

MPSA

In a course on African Politics , students created new articles on Voting rights in Nigeria as well as Child soldiers in Uganda. They expanded the entries on the Constitution of Ghana as well as Human rights in Ethiopia.

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Treasuring Indonesian Culture; From Local Practice to State Political Ritual

Anthropology News

President Jokowi Widodo, more commonly known as ”Jokowi,” and Vice President Jusuf Kalla surprised the public when attending Indonesia’s 2017 State of the Union Address (SOTU) by wearing traditional attire. President Jokowi seeks to embody and represent this rich cultural diversity.

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Black athletes can teach us about more than just sports

The Hechinger Report

The Miami Dolphins during the national anthem on September 24, 2017 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Social bullying, which includes deliberately harming someone’s reputation or relationships, according to a government website , followed at 54 percent. Photo: Steven Ryan/Getty Images. Bullying is not a newly discovered problem.