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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#666666"><a href="https://lionpride.tamuc.edu/page.redir?target=https%3a%2f%2flionpride.tamuc.edu%2frace-equity-and-culture&srcid=30251&srctid=1&erid=10265185&trid=daea3a3f-1c6e-4bdf-aadd-b1a6f14471c3" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0563C1">What
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comprising the College of Education and Human Services at Texas A&M University-Commerce, each with a perspective on dismantling <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">systemic and oppressive racism</span></strong> throughout education and the
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