Yale University is offering a course this semester titled 'No Time for Tears: Friendships between Black Women and White Women' that examines the nature and possibility of equal, unfettered relationships between Black women and White women. The course, taught by Professor Tasha Hawthorne, will explore the challenges and potential benefits of such friendships, interrogating the societal and historical factors that may influence them.
Yale University is offering a class that studies the friendships between Black and White women this semester, according to the university’s course catalog. The course, titled 'No Time for Tears: Friendships between Black Women and White Women,' will examine whether 'relationships between Black women and White women can develop an equal footing.
' Students are guaranteed the grade of a ‘B+’ in the class if they meet the requirements, regardless of their grades on individual assignments, according to reporting in the College Fix. The course uses 'contract grading,' which often makes it easier for students to receive good grades if they simply make an effort.
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