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Minorities Build Ladders to Employment, Rung by Rung

Minorities Build Ladders to Employment, Rung by Rung

Despite nonprofits best efforts, joblessness continues to blight black and brown communities in New York City
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Aaron Ross Coleman
Stop pretending to be ignorant.

Stop pretending to be ignorant.

Whether or not you choose to acknowledge it, you know racism exists.
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Aaron Ross Coleman
Black Lives Matter and The Wages of Cynicism

Black Lives Matter and The Wages of Cynicism

Are BLM organizers right to say that the private sector is incapable of closing the racial employment gap, or is their skepticism cutting…
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Aaron Ross Coleman
Don’t Believe the Hype on Milwaukee: It’s Never “Just a Riot.”

Don’t Believe the Hype on Milwaukee: It’s Never “Just a Riot.”

I was on a family trip yesterday, so I missed the news about Milwaukee’s riots when it first broke. But when I heard what happened, I did…
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Aaron Ross Coleman
Half of a Revolution

Half of a Revolution

The Movement for Black Lives’s new platform boldly reimagines America’s government, but not its economy.
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Aaron Ross Coleman
Are Investors The Real Racists?

Are Investors The Real Racists?

If divestment is racism’s primary problem, then biased investors are its primary proponent.
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Aaron Ross Coleman
“Ok Ladies, Now Let’s Get Reparations.”

“Ok Ladies, Now Let’s Get Reparations.”

Can the Beehive, the Navy and the rest of Black Hollywood’s fandom secure $150,000,000,000 in Reparations?
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Aaron Ross Coleman
Were we too excited for #BeckyWithTheBadGrades?

Were we too excited for #BeckyWithTheBadGrades?

Advocates for racial justice should doubletake before celebrating too hard — affirmative action ain’t what it used to be.
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Aaron Ross Coleman
Framing President Obama’s My Brother’s Keeper

Framing President Obama’s My Brother’s Keeper

Why Mentorship Wont End Racial Bias.
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Aaron Ross Coleman
The Invention of Convenient Racism (Part 2)

The Invention of Convenient Racism (Part 2)

“For most investors, the squalor and violence of Jim Crow was too visceral to endure. They just wanted the proceeds of racism, not the…
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Aaron Ross Coleman
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