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If you have not yet seen the Netflix biopic "Rustin" a project of Barach and Michelle Obama, it is a movie well worth your time. The movie unveils the extraordinary genius and timeless persistence of Bayard Rustin who in a very short 2 month window of time pulled off the Magnum Opus of citizen action. The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Richard KahlenbergThe climax of the movie is the 1963 March on Washington, an obvious place to end this movie but less than satisfying for its failure to pose the broader and more important historic questions about the direction of change that was to follow the March. This series of questions are the ones raised in Richard Kahlenberg's critique of the movie. His satisfaction with the pure recognition of Rustin is apparent but so too is his disappointment that the Obama's failed to use this movie as a teachable moment, beyond introducing this extraordinary man to a generation of citizens who have missed an important moment in time and the contributions of a gay, black man, persistent in a time when he was, at best, a second class citizen, even among those in the movement.
Richard D. Kahlenberg is a nonresident scholar at Georgetown University's McCourt School of Public Policy. The author or editor of 18 books, he has been called “the intellectual father of the economic integration movement” in K–12 schooling and “arguably the nation's chief proponent of class-based affirmative action in higher education admissions.” He is also an authority on housing segregation, teachers' unions, charter schools, community colleges, and labor organizing. His latest book is Excluded: How Snob Zoning, NIMBYism, and Class Bias Build the Walls We Don't See. For more content, articles, videos and merch visit us at http://theworkingexperience.com This podcast is sponsored by One Circle Media, a content creation agency for brands, networks, and studios. Visit http://onecirclemedia.com/ for more information.
Richard D. Kahlenberg, author of Excluded: How Snob Zoning, Nimbyism, and Class Bias Build the Walls We Don't See, joins The Realignment. Richard and Marshall discuss whether race or class is a bigger obstacle to success in America, how RFK's cross-racial coalition inspired Richard's work, how exclusionary zoning and NIMBYism lie at the heart of the housing crisis, and his advocacy for class-based affirmative action after the Supreme Court's abolishment of race-based affirmative action.Subscribe to The Realignment to access our exclusive Q&A episodes and support the show: https://realignment.supercast.com/REALIGNMENT NEWSLETTER: https://therealignment.substack.com/PURCHASE BOOKS AT OUR BOOKSHOP: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignmentEmail Us: realignmentpod@gmail.comFoundation for American Innovation: https://www.thefai.org/posts/lincoln-becomes-fai
Reframing white identity. Reforming elections. Plus Bill Press on the politics of how we talk about Israel. Richard D. Kahlenberg on the limits of white identity politics. Joshua A. Douglas on the growing movement for voting rights reform. Plus Bill Press with a progressive perspective on US-Israeli relations. Richard Kahlenberg Richard Kahlenberg is a scholar who has written extensively on the interplay of race and class in education. He has been called “the intellectual father of the economic integration movement” in schooling. In a recent book review, he takes on the issue of “white identity”, its influence on American politics, and the need for a national identity and politics that bridge racial divides. Joshua A. Douglas Amid dire news about our broken electoral system and efforts to suppress American voters, a new book from Joshua A. Douglas offers an optimistic view drawn from the stories of people across the nation fighting for free and fair elections. Bill Press Bill Press on why criticism of Israel is not anti-semitism, and voting for Democrats is not disloyal. Jim Hightower How to arm nature against corporate profiteers.
Focused on New York City’s schools grades K-8, panelists on November 8, 2018 discussed the history of school segregation and integration efforts; diversity pilots and plans; school admission screens, G&T programs, and their potential for desegregation; accountability, legal constraints, and best practices. Whether you are an education advocate, parent, practitioner, public official, student, or concerned citizen, this exciting and thought-provoking conversation is packed with information you will want to know. Speakers: Matthew Gonzales, Director, School Diversity Project, New York Appleseed Richard D. Kahlenberg, Senior Fellow, The Century Foundation Brad Lander, Member, New York City Council Emmy Liss, Chief of Staff, Div. of Early Childhood Educ. & Student Enrollment, NYCDOE Dennis D. Parker, Director, Racial Justice Program, ACLU Moderator: Clara Hemphill, Founder and Editor, InsideSchools
At a Zócalo/UCLA Thinking L.A. event, Michele Siqueiros, executive director of the Campaign for College Opportunity, Century Foundation senior fellow Richard D. Kahlenberg, and UCLA associate vice chancellor for enrollment Youlonda Copeland-Morgan talked with L.A. Times reporter Kurt Streeter about why racial diversity matters, how to bring more underrepresented students to campus, and what can be done to make such students feel welcome at universities in California and around the country.
Steven Brill's book, Class Warfare: Inside the Fight to Fix America's Schools, has poured fresh fuel on the education reform debate. In this provocative segment, Steven speaks with a panel of his peers and offers a spirited defense of some of the most provocative ideas in the book. Listen in as we go beyond the talking points on Class Warfare. Steven Brill is the author of Class Warfare:Inside The Fight to Fix America's Schools. Valerie Strauss is an education writer at the Washington Post. Stephanie Banchero is a national education reporter for the Wall Street Journal. Richard D. Kahlenberg, a senior fellow at The Century Foundation, and author of Tough Liberal: Albert Shanker and the Battles over Schools, Unions, Race and Democracy. Frederick M. Hess is director of education policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute and pens the Education Week blog "Rick Hess Straight Up."
Doug is joined by Richard D. Kahlenberg, senior fellow at The Century Foundation. The two discuss Mr. Kahlenberg’s latest book “Tough Liberal: Albert Shanker and the Battles Over Schools, Unions, Race and Democracy."