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Volume 1, Issue 2
Fall 2005

Printable PDF Version | Editors & Staff

Letter From the Executive Board

The Return of J. Edgar Hoover: The FBI's Reversion to Political Intelligence Gathering
Zehra Naqvi

It's All About the Benjamins: Economic Obstacles Plugging the Diversity Pipeline Into the Practice of Law
Vanessa Johnson

American Indian and Alaskan Native Health Care Today: The United States Government's Disparate Treatment Leaves Tribal People Trailing
Deborah Broken Rope , Esq.

The Presumed Alliance: The Unspoken Conflict Between Latinos and Blacks and What It Means for America
Book Review by LeeAnn O'Neill of Nicolás Vaca.

Spotlight on Kevin Jennings: Executive Director and Co-Founder of the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN)
Lydia Edwards

Preparing for America's Future: Latinos in Education
Roopa Nemi

Surviving Racism and Sexual Assault: American Indian Women Left Unprotected
Talib Ellison

A Direct Approach to Reparations: Municipal Efforts to Ensure Social Justice
Samuel Emiliano Brown

 

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Disclaimer: Any opinions appearing in The Modern American are those of the authors only and do not necessarily reflect those of American University Washington College of Law or The Modern American.

 


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