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1. Christi Junior (christijunior@bae.st)'s status on Wednesday, 01-Mar-2023 10:50:10 JST Christi Junior

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   • The Conversation U.S.
   @TheConversationUS @TheConversationUS >his pioneering anthropological research (conducted with his wife Elizabeth Stubbs Davis) had substantial real-world policy impact, by showing the effects of racism and the discriminatory nature of IQ tests.
   
   A nigger crying about muh racism is the exact opposite of pioneering or groundbreaking behavior.
   • The Conversation U.S. (theconversationus@newsie.social)'s status on Wednesday, 01-Mar-2023 10:50:11 JST The Conversation U.S.

     For one last #BlackHistoryMonth moment, let’s remember one of the trailblazers who have faded from memory:

     Allison Davis was the first Black American to earn tenure at a predominantly white university, and his pioneering anthropological research (conducted with his wife Elizabeth Stubbs Davis) had substantial real-world policy impact, by showing the effects of racism and the discriminatory nature of IQ tests.

     https://theconversation.com/allison-davis-forgotten-black-scholar-studied-and-faced-structural-racism-in-1940s-america-71933
     #BlackHistory #BlackMastodon #Histodons

     📷: Davis family