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NAACP Town Halls Aim To Mobilize Black Voters For Midterms
The town halls will feature local elected officials and detail how the Trump administration’s policies have specifically hurt Black communities.
Read MoreGreen Card Holder Detained in Texas Begs ICE to Deport Him
A man with sickle cell diseases who has been detained in Texas without medication is begging to be deported where he can seek treatment.
Read MoreWhite House Posts Black Mugshots on Social Media; It’s Racism
The president seized the Washington DC PD and the White House is posting mugshots as part of “Operation Making D.C. Safe & Beautiful.”
Read MoreThe Federal Retreat From Fighting Environmental Racism Has Begun
General Iron, was almost comically racist. The business, which shreds junk cars and other items in order to sell the metal, had long operated in the very wealthy and very white Lincoln Park neighborhood on the North Side of the city.
Read MoreRevealed: the long-suppressed stories of the world’s oldest slave ship
Divers and researchers are revealing the history of the ship that was sunk to hide evidenced of its involvement in slavery.
Read More‘A radical act’: the rich history behind the centuries-long tradition of Black family reunions
Researchers are looking into the meaning behind Black family reunions, which serve as a way to learn about fractured family history.
Read MoreAlabama Youth Council students make their own rules while learning to lead
The SPLC is creating opportunities for youth in Alabama to discuss the issues that matter to them and get involved in community activism.
Read MoreColumbus native and Howard University student wins hotel pitch competition, She Has a Deal
The hotel pitch competition has two sections — one open to women of all ages, and one for women in college. Edwards and Tucker won the Early Careerist section for college students by pitching a total renovation of a rundown hotel on Canal Street in New Orleans.
Read MoreThe Voting Rights Act is facing the biggest threats in its 60 years
For some, the Voting Rights Act is as important at the Declaration of Independence, yet others continue to thwart the law.
Read MoreInvisible Red Lines: Gerrymandering and the Black Community
Mustafa Ali examines the many ways that gerrymandered voting maps influence and impact Black communities every day.
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