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As disclosed in the chapter, we did excerpt and adapt some content from a 2020 law review article that we co-authored with Mr. Burger.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

An excerpt from their conversation, below, has been edited for length and clarity.

From Slate • Jan. 20, 2026

Yerlikaya shared a video excerpt in which the security forces raided several suspects' homes, some of whom could be seen with their hands cuffed behind their backs.

From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025

The excerpt shares how Davis’ mother came west from Louisiana during the Great Migration, a Black Creole who arrived in Los Angeles in 1945.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2025

“I’d love to know what you are thinking and feeling about the story of Henrietta Lacks. Anyone want to share an excerpt from the book that stood out to you?”

From "Watch Us Rise" by Renée Watson and Ellen Hagan