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News 

UWT welcomes new Center for Equity and Inclusion director Dr. Jimmy McCarty

February 11, 2019February 13, 2019 Leticia Bennett 172 ViewsCenter for Equity and Inclusion, Jimmy McCarty, social justice 4 min read

Dr. Jimmy McCarty has been se­lected as the new director of the UW Tacoma’s Center for Equity and Inclu­sion. McCarty

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Campus Life News 

ReporterREAL TALK: Dissecting MLK Jr.’s ‘I Have a Dream’ speech

February 4, 2019February 4, 2019 Molica Chau 343 ViewsMLKj, Real Talk, social justice 3 min read

The Center for Equity and Inclusion hosted a Real Talk on Jan. 22, which focused on dissecting the famous “I

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Opinion 

Opinion: The importance of discourse with bigots

February 20, 2018March 5, 2018 Lucas Waggoner 146 ViewsBiggotry, judaism, Neo Nazi, social justice 2 min read

I’ve wanted to write this article since I came back from a party this New Year’s. I never expected to

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Opinion 

Opinion: Pop culture is saturated with extra-legal justice

January 29, 2018January 29, 2018 Lucas Waggoner 139 Viewsextra-legal justice, pop culture, Rodrigo Duterte, social justice, vigilantes 2 min read

Why are we so fascinated with vigilantes? Why are extralegal solutions to matters of security and justice so appealing? You

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Campus Life News 

Real Talk: a place to discuss real issues

November 28, 2017November 28, 2017 Robbie Wood 171 ViewsCenter for Equity and Inclusion, D'Andre Williams, NFL Protests, Real Talk, social justice 2 min read

Nov. 15, about 20 people gathered in UW Tacoma’s Center for Equity and Inclusion to discuss the hot-button issue of

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Opinion 

Opinion: White guilt: The bane of modern civil rights movements

November 6, 2017November 6, 2017 Noah Wingard 244 Viewsantisemitism, racism, social justice, white privilege, Xenophobia 3 min read

Do you or a loved one use social media to post repeatedly about the same social issues, despite having no

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Opinion 

Opinion: Is diversity always a good thing?

October 30, 2017October 30, 2017 Noah Wingard 270 Viewsculture, diversity, social justice 2 min read

If there’s one word that’s overused — when it comes to our campuses, our communities, our cities — “diversity” takes

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Opinion 

Water pollution is a national issue

May 22, 2017August 21, 2017 Ledger Staff 159 Viewsby Julianna Siemssen, pollution, social justice, water 2 min read

The city of Flint, Michigan has drawn national attention due to lead poisoning in its water. But while the situation

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Opinion 

Opinion: Privilege problems — can we wash away a framework?

April 17, 2017September 12, 2017 Noah Wingard 151 Viewssocial justice, white privilege 2 min read

The word “privilege” is thrown about rather frivolously by civil rights and social justice groups, although the definition of “privilege”

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Opinion 

Opinion: Stay engaged when you’re enraged

April 10, 2017August 24, 2017 Ledger Staff 143 Viewsby Sean Gill-MacDonald, politics, social justice 2 min read

I get it — the current political climate ignites a passion from within you. You might even need to express

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