The program DARE — in which police officers stepped into the role of teacher to warn 5th and 6th graders away from drugs — is an object of humor today. But historian Max Felker-Kantor argues that we should take DARE seriously. He posits that the program, which at its height brought police into 75% of … Continued
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PATRISSE CULLORS is an artist, organizer, and freedom fighter from Los Angeles, CA. Co-founder of Black Lives Matter, she is also a performance artist, Fulbright scholar, public speaker, and an NAACP History Maker. In 2016, Patrisse received the Defender of the Dream Award from the AFL-CIO Executive Council Committee on Civil and Human Rights, the Revolution … Continued
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On today’s program we speak with author Monique W. Morris, about her new book Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools. An examination of the experiences of black girls across the country whose intricate lives are misunderstood, highly judged—by teachers, administrators, resource officers and the justice system—and degraded by the very institutions charged with … Continued
