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College administrators have failed a basic leadership test
The sit-in is not a new protest tactic on college campuses. Why were the pro-Palestinian encampments such a threat?
Ellen McGirt|Essays
Lessons learned from a "Freedom Seder"
This version of the Passover story is a model of inclusion.
Ellen McGirt|Essays
Something to celebrate on Tax Day
In addition to making life easier for all eligible taxpayers, a new tool from the IRS offers the added benefit of making things better for some of the most vulnerable.
Ellen McGirt|Essays
Beyoncé’s latest album makes her the undisputed queen of inclusion
While Cowboy Carter was an instant hit, it was an act of justice and retribution that few working Black women could pull off.
Ellen McGirt|Essays
A Nobel Prize-winning economist is asking new questions about inequality
A Nobel Prize-winning economist asks powerful questions about markets, power, and inequality. What if his field has been the problem all along?
Ellen McGirt|Essays
The advertising industry has work to do
Troubling testimony from Black talent in advertising shows an industry struggling with inclusion.
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