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Linda Wiggins-Chavis

Linda Wiggins-Chavis is a trained biochemist, currently teaching middle school science in Tampa, Florida, and is also a theologian and social justice activist.

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The Myth of White Meritocracy
The recent college admissions cheating scandal involving parents accused of committing bribery and fraud to get their children into elite schools raises two issues: the myth of meritocracy for the privileged and the continued denigration of affirmative action for the less-privileged. While most of...
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