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Inside academia: black professors are expected to 'entertain' while presenting

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Imagine this scenario: after going through the frustrations of being a high school mathematics teacher, you went back to school for a PhD and landed your dream job.

Today, you are an assistant professor at one of the top education departments within a university system that is...

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