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ACPA Targets Race and Social Justice in Higher Education

HOUSTON – Members of ACPA-College Student Educators International are examining their roles in social justice work and race equality within the ranks of higher education as they gather for their annual convention this week.

Assessing the Relationship Between Gun Violence and Health Equity

Gun violence has become a crucial national problem that negatively affects health equity in the United States. The American Medical Association has declared U.S. gun violence a public health crisis requiring a comprehensive public health response and solution.

New NAACP Youth Leader a Skilled Organizer

Tiffany Dena Loftin arrived this month as the NAACP’s new director of the Youth & College Division at a critical – even urgent – time when many young African-Americans are clamoring for ways to get involved in social justice movements to resist violence and oppression.

Institutions Prepare to Commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Legacy

From music and poetry readings to lectures and community service events, colleges and universities nationwide are offering a plethora of ways for students and community members to commemorate the life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Making it “a day on … not a day off,” Villanova University, Boston University (BU) and […]

Rodriguez: Liberation or Social Justice?

The Chicano Movement did not use the term “social justice,” though it was very much a part of its agenda.

African-American

Speak Up, Lift Up, Fall Back: What We Need from Social Justice Allies

Given the current climate, there is a need for people to speak up and speak out against acts of violence and hate rhetoric.

Times Change, But Need to Look Beyond Campus Persists

Campus climate cannot be divorced from national events, whether it be police involved killings of Black people, the murders at an Orlando gay nightclub, international politics such as in the Middle East, or the 2016 Election campaign’s violent and incendiary rhetoric.

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Activist Role Grows on Breana Ross of United States Student Association

Breana Ross is vice president of the United States Student Association (USSA), the nation’s oldest student-led movement with a membership of 1.5 million.

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African-American

Is #MizzouHungerStrike a Wake-up Call to Educators?

If you are not challenging injustice on your college campuses in your role as an educator, you are merely wearing a costume of social justice.

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Aziz Advocates for Arab American Issues

Sahar F. Aziz. a Diverse 2015 Emerging Scholar, uses dual identities, law degree and an interest in social justice to create a platform for change.

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