WHEN RACE BECOMES REAL

At Tucson High School, the famous Mexican American Studies (MAS) program boosted graduation rates among Latino students to 93%.

Naturally, that scared the hell out of white supremacist Tucson United School District (TUSD) board members and their counterparts among state politicians.

So what did they do?

Proclaiming that MAS specifically--and ethnic studies generally--promote “racial solidarity” and anti-Americanism, ignorant TUSD board members and nut-wing politicians went on a rampage Read More

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Whites Only~ ~ ~"Whiteness" is a condition, not necessarily a life sentence. But you have to want to be more than "white" to change it.~ ~ ~Think...Question...Read...Learn...

Tucson, AZ United School District (TUSD):How 21st Century White Supremacists Sparked a 21st Century Beatdown

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A, B, C...1, 2, 3...Prof. Jensen breaks race all the way down while keeping it extremely personal.

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Still a bit uncertain about tracking down your Original Immigrant? Need to see how you can use that information to roll your race story forward? Check out these captivating examples of how race became real for these three writers...

Did your mama have a black maid? Did the neighbor's black chauffeur drive you to the beach? Who taught you not to see the person pushing the mop and the Cadillac?

Race became real for Mike MacDonald on the black side of Boston and eventually pushed him all the way to Ireland. Two great books and a bunch of stories later, looks like it was definitely worth the trip.

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