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Affirmative action around the world

  • Written by Michele S. Moses, Professor of Educational Foundations, Policy and Practice, University of Colorado
imageEducafro, a Brazilian black activist movement, protested in 2012 to demand more affirmative action programs for higher education.AP Photo/Eraldo Peres

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