Racial Equity In Education: Howard University Debate Team Addresses Erasing Black Critical Race Theory

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Racial Equity In Education: Howard University Debate Team Addresses Erasing Black Critical Race Theory

Howard University Debate Team members Tatiana Allen Madison Moore address critical race theory and erasing racial equity in schools.

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