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From Prisoner to PhD: Reflections on My Pathway to Desistance from Crime and Addiction

From Prisoner to PhD: Reflections on My Pathway to Desistance from Crime and Addiction

A former prisoner with a history of addiction uses education to transform his maladaptive and dysfunctional behaviors into positive ones.

2016

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Purple Messenger

Powerless Over Alcohol: Making and Keeping Your Personal Commitment to Stop Drinking

Anthony G. Baxter, PhD

Aug 31, 2020

Aug 31, 2020

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Critical Race Theory vs. Dominant Race Theory

A Philosophy of Science Approach to Assaying the Truth Content of Scientific Theories

Aug 29, 2021

Aug 29, 2021

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AfroSapiophile

How My Forebears’ Resistance to the 1850 Fugitive Slave Act Affected My Decision to Participate in…

“Black Lives Matter!” we chanted as we marched along! “Power to the People!” I spontaneously chanted, not only surprising myself but also…

Mar 11, 2021

How My Forebears’ Resistance to the 1850 Fugitive Slave Act Affected My Decision to Participate in…

Mar 11, 2021

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A Moment in Black History

Increase and Decline of the Mitchelville, SC, Community of Former Slaves

Feb 11, 2023

A Moment in Black History

Feb 11, 2023

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AfroSapiophile

Reflections on the Lynching of Emmett Till: Finding New Meaning in an Old Atrocity

Akan proverb describes the principle of Sankofa: “It is not taboo to fetch what is at risk of being left behind.”

Nov 9, 2022

The Sankofa bird symbolizes going forward while looking back, learning from the past. The symbol shows the Sankofa bird dropping the seed of a new generation in the fertile soil of the past. In this article, Sankofa principles guide my reflection.

Nov 9, 2022

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AfroSapiophile

On the U.S. Olympic Team’s Participation in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games

The Best of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Oct 22

On the U.S. Olympic Team’s Participation in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games

Oct 22

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AfroSapiophile

Relevance of the 1980s Anti-Apartheid Protest Model to the 2024 Collegiate Protests of Schools’…

Introduction

Jun 10

Relevance of the 1980s Anti-Apartheid Protest Model to the 2024 Collegiate Protests of Schools’…

Jun 10

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AfroSapiophile

Opining on Middle East Peace: A Road Less Traveled By

“Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, and sadly, I could not travel both and stay as one traveler. Long I stood, looking down both, and I…

Jan 27

Opining on Middle East Peace: A Road Less Traveled By

Jan 27

Letter to the Baxter Women Regarding the Denigration of Claudine Gay

Beloved Baxter Women,

Jan 7

Letter to the Baxter Women Regarding the Denigration of Claudine Gay

Jan 7

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AfroSapiophile

A Critical Race Theory Perspective on “Colorblindness” in U.S.

Eager to start my graduate program at Stanford University, I was in an orientation class in 1986 when one of my fellow white students said…

Sep 3, 2023

A Critical Race Theory Perspective on “Colorblindness” in U.S.

Sep 3, 2023

Anthony G. Baxter, PhD

Anthony G. Baxter, PhD

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I critique our society’s dominant discourses (e.g., monotheism, racism, sexism, elitism, nativism) to guard against dogma, tyranny, and inspire free thinking!

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