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Seventy percent of community college students in California never complete their programs.
Rob Henderson • Troubled: A Memoir of Foster Care, Family, and Social Class
But I am talking in hypotheticals: the truth is that not enough carriers of this virus have ever been willing to risk the potential loss of any aspect of their social capital to find out what kind of America might lie on the other side of segregation. They are very happy to “blackout” their social media for a day, to read all-black books, and “educ
... See moreZadie Smith • Intimations: Six Essays
Sus laws ensured a fraught relationship between black people and the police. This was intensified by public panic about mugging and muggers.
Reni Eddo-Lodge • Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race: The Sunday Times Bestseller
Alex Morris • 3_TRENDS_Vol.12: Alex Morris: Assisted Socializing, Memory Management + Professional Amateurs
ensemble la nature et la durée de la sanction. Alors que l’expérience, aux États-Unis et ailleurs, a montré que la prison est une école de consolidation de la délinquance et de formation au crime, le gouvernement français a aggravé la répression, abaissé l’âge de la majorité pénale, institué des tribunaux de flagrant délit où les mineurs, accablés
... See moreEdgar Morin • La Voie : Pour l'avenir de l'Humanité (Essais) (French Edition)
Instead of posting on Facebook: “This teacher shouted a racial slur at a Hispanic kid and should be fired!” you can say all that, and then add, “This behavior is linked to the increased suspension, expulsion, and detention of Hispanic youth in our schools and sets an example of behavior for the children witnessing this teacher’s racism that will in
... See moreIjeoma Oluo • So You Want to Talk About Race
“Table girls” and the models at Toni’s table are engaging in very similar practices—looking good and drinking free champagne at tables—but they occupy very different positions. The positions are maintained as distinct through the boundary work performed; in this case, through particular exchange media and discourses: the table girl is paid in cash
... See moreAshley Mears • Very Important People: Status and Beauty in the Global Party Circuit
The figure of the feminist killjoy teaches us how the minimization of harm and the inflation of power often work together.
Sara Ahmed • The Feminist Killjoy Handbook: The Radical Potential of Getting in the Way
Or, dans le contexte où la gauche gouvernementale s’est ralliée à l’idéologie sécuritaire et propose le même type de dispositifs punitifs que la droite, l’affaiblissement de la répression par l’action gouvernementale ou législative reste un horizon peu probable, à tout le moins à court et moyen termes.