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“Invoking Martin Luther King, Jr, Cornel West once said that an activist is someone who is ‘maladjusted to injustice’. We should all be activists; I certainly am.”
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#Teaching is a #vocation I take very seriously, so it’s worthwhile reading #anonymous #student #evaluations at the end of a taxing #academic year. These two stood out for me in 2025/2026.
— Robtel Neajai Pailey (@robtelneajai.bsky.social) 4:02 · May 20, 2026
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