East Bay Magazine January 2022

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Teachable Moment

Courtney E. Martin’s ‘Learning in Public’ BY Lou Fancher

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eading Courtney E. Martin’s new book, Learning in Public: Lessons for a Racially Divided America from My Daughter’s School (Little, Brown and Company) is a lot like sticking one’s hand into a potted rose bush to test the moisture of the soil. The Oaklandbased feminist, author, speaker and activist chronicles her story, as a

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