How Do We Begin: A Historical Reckoning with Anti-Black Racism at U-M

Written by guest playwright and U-M alum Jordan Harris, this short series of plays illuminates U-M’s complicated relationship to elitism and racial inequity. Using Matthew Johnson’s book Undermining Racial Justice (a historical analysis of the admissions processes at U-M) as an entry point, the play examines how American colleges and universities–and U-M specifically–have perpetuated anti-Blackness while simultaneously benefiting from their association with inclusive values. Through a series of facilitated discussion and activities, participants will wrestle with a central question: With an understanding of our inequitable past and present, how will we imagine and pursue a racially just future?

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Faculty
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U-M Graduate Teacher Certificate:
Not eligible for Certificate
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Source URL: https://crlt.umich.edu/event/129068