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VIDEO: The Difference between Affinity Spaces and Segregation
What differentiates affinity spaces from segregation? In this clip from TCF’s seventieth anniversary commemoration of Brown v. Board of Education (Brown v. Board at 70: Fulfilling the True Promise of School Integration), Dr. Stefan Lallinger describes the differences and talks about the power of agency and choice for young people in their education.
For more on affinity spaces, see: Is the Fight for School Integration Still Worthwhile for African Americans? by Stefan Lallinger
For more on school segregation today, see: School Segregation in U.S. Metro Areas by Halley Potter.
For more on public school choice, see: How Charter, Magnet, and Innovative District Schools Can Help Overcome School Segregation by Stefan Lallinger