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Kalfou at the Crossroads
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The crossroads are a place where we find ourselves and each other. As Kalfou strives to generate new research and knowledge in reciprocal relation to aggrieved populations who are eyewitnesses to the effects of dominant social structures, our namesake—the term for crossroads in Haitian Creole—reminds us that important lessons are learned and decisions made at such critical junctions.
Title: Kalfou at the Crossroads
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The crossroads are a place where we find ourselves and each other.
As Kalfou strives to generate new research and knowledge in reciprocal relation to aggrieved populations who are eyewitnesses to the effects of dominant social structures, our namesake—the term for crossroads in Haitian Creole—reminds us that important lessons are learned and decisions made at such critical junctions.
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