Commentaries by Ayanna Thomas

No Excuses: The "N-Word" Does Not Belong in the Workplace

January 21, 2015 04:00:00 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist Ayanna Thomas, St. John's University School of Law Class of 2015, is the author of the tenth article in a twelve-part series from the staffers of the Journal of Civil Rights and Economic Development. Thomas discusses racial...

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