Bringing it all together

Pauli Murray (1910-1985) was a poet, lawyer, activist, and priest, as well as a significant figure in the civil rights and women's movements. 'The Dream Is Freedom' examines Murray's substantial body of published writings as well personal letters, journals, and unpublished manuscripts. Azaransky traces the development of Murray's thought over fifty years, ranging from Murray's theologically rich democratic criticism of the 1930s to her democratically inflected sermons of the 1980s.

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"A federal judge in California on Thursday appeared poised to block parts of President Donald Trump's executive order restricting diversity training for federal contractors that covers "divisive topics" saying she was concerned that it was too broad and vague."

"The U.S. Chamber of Commerce urged President Trump to withdraw his executive order that extended his administration's ban on race- and sex-based discrimination training to include federal contractors."

"Law schools would have to train students in bias racism and crosscultural competency under a proposal before the American Bar Association's policymaking body this month."

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