DeRay, Sam, Clint, and Brittany discuss the overlooked news, including a judge’s ruling in Detroit that access to literacy is not a constitutional right, and how police killings have harmed mental health in black communities. Democrats for Education Reform president Shavar Jeffries joins DeRay and discusses DFER’s core work, what impact charter schools have on diversity, and why he thinks choice matters.

Show Notes:

DeRay:

• Newsweek: New USCIS Aims to Strip U.S. Citizenship From Naturalized Americans For Lying on Application

Brittany:

• New York Times: ‘Access to Literacy’ Is Not a Constitutional Right, Judge in Detroit Rules

Sam:

• City Lab: It’s Time to Stop Calling it ‘The Great Migration’

Clint:

• New York Times: Police Killings Have Harmed Mental Health in Black Communities, Study Finds

Guest – Shavar Jeffries:

• @shavarjeffries

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