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" I think the O.J. Simpson trial was a revelation about the ongoing patterns of racial difference in American society. "

Kimberle Williams Crenshaw

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" School is now a place where punishment and discipline are prioritized over serving students and educating them. Any moment where a student falls outside scripted behavior becomes an opportunity for law enforcement to come in, criminalizing ordinary things people do every day. "

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