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Meritocracy's Double Standards

By Aaron E. Sanchez
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg holds a town hall event in Creston, Iowa, Nov. 25, 2019. REUTERS/Scott Morgan/File Photo
Dec 19, 2019
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Meritocracy fails to give communities of color the comforts and privileges of mediocrity.

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U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg holds a town hall event in Creston, Iowa, Nov. 25, 2019. REUTERS/Scott Morgan/File Photo