ON HIATUS. RadicalRaymond on BlueSky. critical race theorist. ex-teacher 4ever committed to praxis. all views my own; rt=/=endorsement. he/they/siya. ๐ต๐ญ
woke up to the best BDAY gift!! The legendary Prof. Natsu Taylor Saito gave my article (https://t.co/xbdqkxVSKm) the most generous glowing review! So honored to stand on the shoulders of giants, who made all this happen. cc: @AmandaShanor@UMichRaceLaw@pennlaw@Dean_Ruger
Natsu Taylor Saito, Erasure: The Conceptual Disappearance of Criminalized Asian Americans and https://t.co/7WcEqqKQ4Q reviewing Raymond Magsaysay, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and the Prison Industrial Complex, 26 Mich. J. Race & L. 443 (2021).
If companies just complied with the ADA, a law that's existed for 33 years, they wouldn't have to worry about "hundreds of ADA cases" being filed against them every year. #SCOTUS
This #PrideMonth, it is important to recognize non-binary and gender nonconforming people have been here from the beginning of the U.S. Here is a thread on one of the most influential such persons in early America. An abolitionist minister known as The Public Universal Friend. 1/
Asian Americans are often being used as a face and tactic to challenge affirmative action. We refuse to be used as a wedge to end a policy for racial justice and equality. #WeBelong
Today's decisions from the Supreme Court on Affirmative Action represent a significant setback for Civil Rights in the U.S. and are a cornerstone of the conservative movement's coordinated effort to roll back access to opportunity for systemically marginalized Americans.
unsurprised but still devastated about the #supremecourtโs destruction of #AffirmativeAction action today. felt apt to share this poem i wrote at the end of law school.
"Four law school graduates with disabilities have filed a group complaint with the United States Department of Justice against the State Bar of California for consistently violating the Americans with Disabilities Act by failing to provide accommodations."
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Black folks often donโt thrive in big law because of the stifling culture and overwhelming white demographics, but are then punished for finding fulfillment outside of these spaces. Note that a lot of these influencers also attempt to demystify the legal profession for others 1/
Today marks the 50th anniversary of San Antonio v. Rodriguez, a 5-4 SCOTUS decision holding that there is no federal constitutional right to equal educational opportunity.
A devastatingly wrong decision provoking much commentary but I take solace in one fact & one irony...
representation matters but donโt ever forget some of those representatives will do everything in their power to make sure theyโre the only one in the room.
Judy Heumann was so full of life and wisdom when I interviewed her this past fall @UCBerkeley. Today's news is devastating. My condolences to her family and her many friends. I believe you can still view her Berkeley interview/lecture here: https://t.co/Xbr4XWcWPZ.
My twelve year old was reading @judithheumann's book this morning https://t.co/0aGEP1bihG
which led to a discussion about eugenics and Nazi Germany. Her work will continue to inspire the next generation to ask the right questions without apologies.