Ethnic Studies

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Dr. Mike Benitez: “This Is a Direct Attack on Academic Freedom and Democracy”

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The Political Push to Defund Diversity In a wide-ranging conversation on Hard Knock Radio, education leader and cultural scholar Dr. Michael Benitez issued a stark warning: “We’re watching academic freedom and democracy get hollowed out in real time.” Dr. Benitez, a former university vice president and longtime advocate for equity in higher ed, joined Davey D to break down … Continued

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In Conversation with Dr. Michael Benitez Jr. (Encore)

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We speak with Dr. Michael Benitez Jr. the vice president for Diversity and Inclusion at Metropolitan State University of Denver about the laws being passed to ban ethnic studies and critical race theory practices. https://www.speakoutnow.org/speaker/michael-benitez-jr https://www.depts.ttu.edu/diversity/documents/MB_Biography17.pdf

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Requiring Ethnic Studies at CSU; The Search for Racial Equity; and Black August

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We talk to Melina Abdullah about the fight to make Ethnic Studies a requirement at CSU campuses. We hear an excerpt of a talk given by Ibram X Kendi and political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal talks about the importance of Black August. Melina Abdullah is Professor and former Chair of Pan-African Studies at California State University, … Continued

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Securing Ethnic Studies

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We speak with Artnelson Concordia, SFUSD Ethnic Studies Teacher on Special Assignment about Ethnic Studies and the fight to take it nationwide.

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Ethnic Studies and American Education

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We listen to Professor Melina Abdullah, Ph.D talk about Assembly Bill 1640 to make ethnic studies a requirement to graduate. We listen to James Baldwin speak at a high school in Oakland about education.