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Minority Report: Don’t defame our greatest president

Lincoln Son Currie February 11, 2021
If you consider Lincoln’s entire career, you’ll see he wasn’t a problematic president and an entirely bad man — certainly not one unworthy of having a school named after him. 
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Politics Philosophized: The end of slavery — Part 2

Max Ferrandino October 27, 2020
It is a common belief that slavery was abolished by the 13th Amendment, but a closer look at Section One of this amendment will disprove that idea.
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Politics Philosophized: The end of slavery — Part 1

Max Ferrandino October 19, 2020
Through this series, I will argue that slavery is still a real institution that exists both abroad and domestically. Although it doesn’t behave in the same ways it did in the past, the beast of slavery has evolved in different ways around the world. 
Paula Austin, an assistant professor of History and African American Studies in Boston University’s College of Arts and Sciences, speaks at the “Restorative Justice and Societal Repair” symposium at the Howard Thurman Center Friday. MADELINE HUMPHREY/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Symposium on global oppression and reparations covers prevalent racial issues

Madeline Humphrey February 24, 2020
Panelists discussed the plight of and reparations for the descendants of enslaved African individuals in a symposium at the Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground on Friday entitled “Restorative Justice and Societal Repair: Global Racism and Reparations.”
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