“I admit that I am often vexed by the behavior of my own people. Yeah, vexed is a good word.” ~Huey Freeman, The Boondocks This ain’t for everyone. But fam, you know who you are. It is time we had a chat. You may not like what I got to say and that is cool. …
Author Archives: Dawn Demps
Please Watch the GOP Convention
Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog:
I encourage readers to watch as much of the GOP convention as you can stomach. I watched last night and was appalled by Chris Christie’s speech, in which he “prosecuted” Hillary for her “crimes” and invited the audience to shout “Guilty or Not Guilty.” Of course, they happily…
Black Flint Rising: After the fix, will injustice remain?
by: APRIL SMITH march 7 2016 “My fear is in two years, pipes will be fixed but all the injustices that brought this about will remain,” declared Dawn Demps at a Friday night forum titled #BlackFlintRising, A Conversation about Flint’s History of Racial Injustice and the City’s Current Crisis. The forum was organized by the …
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The Inequalities Are Still Savage
Originally posted on Daniel Katz, Ph.D.:
Twenty-five years ago, author and activist Jonathan Kozol published what remains one of the most important examinations of educational inequity ever printed, Savage Inequalities. The book is a direct and searing look at how districts serving urban minority children suffered from segregation, inequitable funding, and crumbling facilities while…
Let’s Stop Acting Like Bill Cosby Was a Threat, When He Really Was a Tool
Originally posted on Natasha Thomas:
? A couple days ago, a post made by a woman going by the name of “Emauni Too’Famous” started making the rounds on Facebook. The post was a response to Bill Cosby’s recent arrest for aggravated indecent assault. Given the fact that I had spent considerable time, energy, and emotional…
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