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“domingo morel”

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  • Developing Scholars

    Race, Politics, and the Pursuit of Higher Education

    by Domingo Morel ...
    Over the past fifty years, debates concerning race and college admissions have focused primarily on the policy of affirmative action at elite institutions of higher education. But a less well-known approach to affirmative action also emerged in the 1960s in response to urban unrest and Black and Latino political mobilization. The programs that emerged in response to community demands offered a ... Read more

    $28.79 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Takeover

    Race, Education, and American Democracy

    by Domingo Morel ...
    State takeovers of local governments have garnered national attention of late, particularly following the water crisis in Flint, Michigan. In most U.S. cities, local governments are responsible for decisions concerning matters such as the local water supply and school affairs. However, once a state takes over, this decision-making capability is shuttled. Despite the widespread attention that ... Read more

    $33.59 CAD

  • Politics in Our Veins

    The Rise of Dominican American Political Power in the United States

    by Yalidy Matos, Domingo Morel, Michelle Bueno Vásquez ...
    Captures the complex journey of how Dominican Americans mobilized to become key progressive players in American politicsDominican Americans are one of the largest and fastest-growing Latinx groups in the United States, with a population that has quadrupled from 517,000 to a little over 2.3 million as of 2023. While New York City is home to the largest Dominican community in the country—and is ... Read more

    $23.09 CAD

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    Developing Scholars

    Race, Politics, and the Pursuit of Higher Education

    by Domingo Morel ...
    Narrated by Timothy Andrés Pabon ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 35 min

    Over the past fifty years, debates concerning race and college admissions have focused primarily on the policy of affirmative action at elite institutions of higher education. But a less well-known approach to affirmative action also emerged in the 1960s in response to urban unrest and Black and Latino political mobilization. The programs that emerged in response to community demands offered a ... Read more

    $28.84 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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  • White Space, Black Hood

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  • African American Urban History since World War II

    Edited by Kenneth L. Kusmer, Joe W. Trotter ...
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  • Affirmative Action

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