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BOLD VISION. SMART POLICY. THE COURAGE TO ACT.

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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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Sunday, March 17, 2019
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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Linda Wiggins-Chavis

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