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Chair & Professor & L. Herbert Ballou University Professor in Africana Studies @Brown Research= Segrenomics, Hair, Education and Philanthro capitalism.

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Noliwe Rooks’s Journalist Portfolio

With Harris and Hannah-Jones, Howard University is on a roll

With Harris and Hannah-Jones, Howard University is on a roll

WASHINGTON (AP) - With the surprise twin hiring of two of the country's most prominent writers on race, Howar…

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Soul Cap, designed for swimmers with natural Black hair, banned from Tokyo Olympics

Soul Cap, designed for swimmers with natural Black hair, banned from Tokyo Olympics

Swimming caps designed to encourage Afro swimmers with long, thick and voluminous hair to pursue their sport …

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The Myth of Bootstrapping | TIME.com

The Myth of Bootstrapping | TIME.com

Despite the fact that Democrats and Republicans see themselves as having competing views about America, the t…

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HBCU Graduates Are Finally Getting The Recognition That We Deserve

HBCU Graduates Are Finally Getting The Recognition That We Deserve

Watching the vote counts crawl in during the 2020 election cycle, many of us lived, breathed, talked, and pos…

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Opinion | Cindy Hyde-Smith Is Teaching Us What Segregation Academies Taught Her (Published 2018)

Opinion | Cindy Hyde-Smith Is Teaching Us What Segregation Academies Taught Her (Published 2018)

The campaign gaffes of Mississippi's newly elected senator reveal the way that the past is always present. Dr…

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We Need a Constitutional Amendment to Protect U.S. Education Original

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By Noliwe Rooks
| TIME Verified
In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court gave the Trump Administration a green light to do what it has long promised: gut the Department of Education from the inside out. The ruling upheld the administration’s authority to fire department staff en masse, paving the way for a de facto dismantling of an agency responsible for enforcing civil rights law, allocating billions in federal education funding, and ensuring that when states fail poor children, someone still shows up.
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How Delayed Desegregation Deprived Black Children of Their Right to Education

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By Noliwe Rooks
| Literary Hub Verified
Carlton Terry was twelve the year Prince Edward County schools closed to Black children. Thinking back on that first year, he said, “All I knew was that I wasn’t in school, and I knew the reason why. I realized that the legal system was not working, at least not working for me. I remember sitting at home, watching Amos ’n’ Andy on TV, shell-shocked.
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Dear Librarians: A Letter from Noliwe Rooks, Author of Integrated

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By Maureen Meekins, Noliwe Rooks
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By Maureen Meekins | March 17 2025 | NewsFrom the Author Dear Librarians, I did not grow up going to libraries. I don’t mean that I never set foot in one—I did, from time to time. But in the two neighborhoods where I grew up—one in Potrero Hill, California, and the other in Clearwater, Florida—I have no memories of story times or frequent visits to browse the latest arrivals in the children’s section.
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