“You can’t just celebrate what one would deem justice in this particular situation when there is no justice for the Black woman in the political science department with her very racist department chair,” said Shaun Harper, executive director of the University of Southern California’s Race and Equity Center.
Harper is cautiously optimistic about the racial progress that has occurred in higher education since Floyd’s murder. The painful incident was a catalyst for student activists and faculty members of color who d long advocated for racial equity on their campuses and pointed out systemic and structural racism. It was eye-opening for many white faculty members and administrators who were blissfully unaware of or dispassionate about the repeated and systemic injustices Black people face. It propelled movements led by Black students and their white and multiracial allies to correct those injustices. College administrators, some openly acknowledging institutionalized racis
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There was no college fund, no family savings to help Jamilah Williams pay for school. After she graduated from college and landed her first salaried job, her parents reminded her that she would have to help them pay off her student loan debt.
“It was like, oh, wow, this is going to take a huge cut out of my small paychecks,” Williams said.
Long after her student days, the $200 monthly payment has left her unable to cover other costs. If she needs to buy pet food, she puts it on her credit card. Her car broke down and she can’t afford to get it fixed.
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There was no college fund, no family savings to help Jamilah Williams pay for school. After she graduated from college and landed her first salaried job, her parents reminded her that she would have to help them pay off her student loan debt.
“It was like, Oh, wow, this is going to take a huge cut out of my small paychecks, ” Williams said.
Long after her student days, the $200 monthly payment has left her unable to cover other costs. If she needs to buy pet food, she puts it on her credit card. Her car broke down and she can’t afford to get it fixed.
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