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Newkirk learned the concept of ahimsa early in life.
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"On any given day I struggle a lot."
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"I really, really like Black people."
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God finds his way into everything that Black folks do, Harris-Lacewell says.
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"I do think that our press for the most part covers race in a very flat and uninteresting way."
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Lacewell talks about the study of race and genetics and the threat of biology-based racism.
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Race as discussed in academia should not be treated as just a social construct.
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"The real serious continuing legacy of slavery in this country is the electoral college in the U.S. Senate."
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Who benefits more from the success of a hip-hop artist? Black women, or white men?
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It starts with the Declaration of Independence, Harris-Lacewell says.
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It matters for every life metric, says Harris-Lacewell.
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"I teach at a little school in New Jersey."
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Harris-Lacewell is worried about an emerging dynastic system
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"On the question of stability, democracy is in really good shape."
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Lacewell was inspired by a teacher who taught a course called "Leadership in a Democratic Society."
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Lacewell's father is an advocate in the Black community, and her mother was a White Mormon.
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A Southern girl from a family of academics.
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Unions raise all workers wages and benefits, Katz says, and gives all workers a voice.