This Week: California got rid of affirmative action in higher ed back in the 90s with the notorious prop 209. But that isn’t stopping a newcollection of bigots and Uncle Toms from suing the University of California in federal court for allegedly practicing affirmative action voodoo and still admitting “too many” Black and Brown students. Sigh. The entitlement, the hubris, the white supremacy, the arrogance, the violent impulses these folks have for us is astounding. And we aint going anywhere. Manuel and Jeff discuss!

Learn more about Manuel’s good work with theCalifornia Educator Diversity Action Network here. 

WAYS TO HELP WITH THE EATON FIRE IN ALTADENA/PASADENA-- Please consider giving what you can! Here arelinks to GoFundMe pages set up by Altadena families, links to GoFundMe pages supportingBlack families devastated by the Eaton fire, and thePasadena Educational Foundation’s page set up to benefit Manuel’s school community, which has been devastated by the fire. Thanks for your support!

MAXIMUM WOKENESS ALERT -- get your All of the Above swag, including your own “Teach the Truth” shirt!In this moment of relentless attacks on teaching truth in the classroom, we got you covered.https://all-of-the-above-store.creator-spring.com 

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