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Marcelius Braxton

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"Mar" "Sell" Us". Director of Center for Social Change, Associate Teaching Prof (Africana Studies, Philosophy, etc.), and ABD in Education Doctorate. Former Law School Dean of Students, K-12 DEI admin, and cultural center director. *Views are my own*

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So Penn State fired James Franklin to eventually get Kalani Sitake? I won’t say it can’t work, but it’s a move that doesn’t make a whole lot of sense to me and doesn’t seem like a very good fit.

02.12.2025 01:07 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

My chapter specifically focuses on the history, notably the racist history and weaponization, of the bar exam, accreditation, and the LSAT. In addition, it talks about the role white spaces and the white gaze play in law school as well as how to alter white spaces and eliminate the white gaze.

30.11.2025 20:27 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

I wrote Chapter 6 in the new book, "Fostering First Gen Success and Inclusion: A Guide for Law Schools"

My chapter is: "Exploring Double Consciousness, Altering White Spaces, and Removing the White Gaze in Law School: Supporting First Gen Black Law Students"

Check it out/reach out for more info.

30.11.2025 20:11 — 👍 9    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 1

I don’t understand why this is so hard for people to understand or comprehend. If you have to go for two at some point, you do it ASAP. If you don’t get it regardless of when you attempt, you likely lose. So do it early to get more information and give yourself a chance, even if it’s a slim chance.

29.11.2025 01:21 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I have frequently said this, but I will never understand why people treat him as an authority or assume he's providing good advice when he hasn't advised a substantive winning campaign in over 30 years. He’s been holding on to 1992, and for some reason people still listen.

24.11.2025 21:18 — 👍 12    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Nope. That’s absolutely not what I said.

23.11.2025 00:43 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Already addressed this: I know how the Homeland Security Act dismantled INS and split into three agencies: ICE, USCIS, and CBP. My argument is that the structure, focus, resources and power is different. Also I’m not arguing that immigration enforcement is new but I’m speaking of ICE as it is today.

23.11.2025 00:38 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

I assume they mean Greg Casar, the rep from Texas although I’m unclear what makes him post-liberal.

22.11.2025 21:48 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

In addition to ideas already stated, it will also be harder because of credibility/legitimacy, not with liberal lawyers but conservatives.

Many liberal lawyers, even though they disagree, treat the FedSoc as credible/legitimate in ways that many conservative lawyers won't, which gives FedSoc power.

22.11.2025 21:13 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

The biggest issue seems to be his messy use of "liberal" and what ideologies/philosophies he's attaching to liberal and/or liberalism. Also, it's unclear what he means by "post-liberal" and who that would even apply to.

22.11.2025 19:40 — 👍 32    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

When people claim liberal arts education is unnecessary, I remind them how often we hear/see: “This isn’t the America I know”.

And I remind them that with liberal arts education, they would know what America is as well as how, why, and when we got here. But that’s also why many want it eliminated.

22.11.2025 19:02 — 👍 100    🔁 31    💬 4    📌 1

I certainly didn’t but have a good day.

22.11.2025 18:34 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I think you’re not understanding or are
misinterpreting my argument. I’m well aware of the history of the country’s immigration policies and what they called “enforcement”.

22.11.2025 18:29 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I know the history and how the Homeland Security Act dismantled INS and split between three agencies: ICE, USCIS, and CBP. My argument is that the structure, focus, resources and power is different. Also I’m not arguing that immigration enforcement is new but I’m speaking of ICE as it is today.

22.11.2025 18:28 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Who is a musical artist in the last 15 years who has undoubtedly influenced music today but isn’t talked about nearly enough?

I was asked this and my answer was Chief Keef. Drill music is popularly globally, and Chief Keef was a key artist to take it mainstream.

21.11.2025 14:10 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1

The INS wasn’t renamed ICE. The Homeland Security Act dismantled INS and split between three agencies: ICE, USCIS, and CBP. The structure, focus, and power given to ICE is different.

19.11.2025 02:56 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

We don’t need to reform ICE.
We don’t need alternatives to ICE.
We don’t need to engage in dishonest debates wondering what the U.S. would do without ICE.

ICE isn’t even 23 years old. Most adults know a world without ICE. And the billions used to fund ICE can be used to meet people’s basic needs.

18.11.2025 23:40 — 👍 2281    🔁 700    💬 36    📌 40

*taps the sign again* in reference to Majorie Taylor Greene and so many others.

18.11.2025 02:37 — 👍 37    🔁 11    💬 0    📌 0

My hot take: People focus too much on the idea that people are easily "canceled" when they should focus on the idea that people are often too easily forgiven. That allows people to do/say bad things, apologize without repair/reconciliation, and then be accepted again without reckoning with the harm.

16.11.2025 21:20 — 👍 42    🔁 6    💬 0    📌 2

She’s right.
1) Look at the attacks she received as 1st Lady/today.
2) Look how she’s perceived compared to her husband.
3) Even if you saw Harris/H. Clinton as flawed, look at their opponent who had far more flaws. We’ve had 45 flawed men as President. The flaws of 2 women were seen differently.

16.11.2025 01:34 — 👍 31    🔁 8    💬 4    📌 0

To be honest, I think this is how it’ll be for a while. Everyone is going to think they can win because of NIL and what Indiana is doing, so we’re going to see a lot of teams fire their coaches after a short period or even after a year of success like Beamer just had.

15.11.2025 20:20 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Best case scenario was him to finish out the season fairly strong then go to VT but now he’s either fired this year or likely next year. Next year they’re at Clemson, Alabama, Florida, and Oklahoma with UGA, A&M, and Tennessee at home. And I’m not sure they have a better team next year either.

15.11.2025 20:17 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

No way Shane Beamer isn’t fired if South Carolina loses this game, right?

15.11.2025 20:05 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 3    📌 0

These claims are false and can be easily proven to be false. News organization that allows these blatant lies to be said without pushback or fact checks are culpable and should be called out for providing a platform for these lies.

14.11.2025 03:02 — 👍 12    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0
Preview
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...

NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.

And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*

Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:

12.11.2025 16:01 — 👍 7128    🔁 3149    💬 76    📌 469

Serious question: If Shohei Ohtani retired today, would he be a Hall of Famer?

I say yes. 4-time unanimous MVP in 5 years.

14.11.2025 02:37 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Random question for faculty members: Do you include independent studies you teach/direct on your CV? If so, where or how do you list them?

13.11.2025 21:50 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

This is nonsense. People are asking Democrats to not fold on an issue that takes away basic, essential needs. That's not "fighting each other". That's telling their Rep to actually REPRESENT them. Instead, multiple Dems gave in for nothing and have shown absolutely no interest in that bigger fight.

10.11.2025 23:52 — 👍 161    🔁 16    💬 2    📌 1

The specific case/argument and the merits. If conservatives want to overturn Obergefell, this would be a bad case to try to do so.

10.11.2025 23:47 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

It is good that Supreme court denied this request, but the pause that I have is that it was turned down not because many (maybe a majority) don't want to overturn Obergefell but because this specific request was a bad test case and they know it. Multiple justices are waiting for the "right" case.

10.11.2025 14:44 — 👍 21    🔁 9    💬 2    📌 0

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