Organizing in the South shows everyday people must step in when a society lurches off its rails.
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Pissed-Off Doctors Aren’t Enough to Combat Trump’s Attacks on Public Health Read Post »
On Thursday evening, around the same time the Justice Department overruled career prosecutors in order to bring charges against former FBI Director James Comey, the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division sued six states—California, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, New Hampshire, and Pennsylvania—for failing to hand over their full, unredacted voter registration lists. The new legal actions signify […]
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The Justice Department Is Ramping Up Trump’s Election-Rigging Efforts Read Post »
On September 17, Pete Hegseth—newly dubbed our Secretary of War—announced that any member of the US military who needs a shaving exemption for more than a year will be forced out of the service, tossing out a decades-old policy created for mainly Black and brown troops with pseudofolliculitis barbae, a skin condition that makes daily […]
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If Only Pete Hegseth’s Military Shaving Crusade Was Just Stupid Read Post »
Curricula that challenge oppression are being shut down. How do we resist?
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We Can’t Let White Nationalism Dictate What Is Taught and Learned in Classrooms Read Post »
Trump’s plan to send troops and agents into Memphis is “a power play for more authoritarianism,” says Justin J. Pearson.
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TN State Rep.: Trump Uses “Black Criminality” Myth to Take Over Black-Led Cities Read Post »
“Cutting this funding strips away critical investments … and will destabilize colleges in 29 states,” said one critic.
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Ed. Department to Divert $350M in Grants From Colleges Serving Students of Color Read Post »
We may well see the elimination of the 11 Black-majority districts — all Democratic — in GOP-controlled Southern states.
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The Supreme Court Asks Why It Shouldn’t Gut the Voting Rights Act Read Post »
Experts worry a lack of access could lead to death and chronic illnesses, and worsen economic disparities.
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Medicaid Cuts Threaten Life-Saving Care for Rural Black Families Read Post »
The Amazon Labor Union leader exemplifies how Black and Palestinian freedom struggles have converged throughout history.
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Chris Smalls’s Gaza Mission Part of Long History of Black-Palestinian Solidarity Read Post »
Economist Michael Ash shares new data on racial disparities in the industry — a major purveyor of environmental racism.
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New Report Documents Racist Rot at the Core of the Petrochemical Industry Read Post »
Right now in the US, more than a million mothers are pouring energy and money into trying to care for incarcerated sons.
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Mothers of Imprisoned Sons Struggle Emotionally and Financially With No Support Read Post »
Doctors have kept Adriana Smith on breathing machines for three months due to the state’s “heartbeat law.”
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GA Abortion Ban Forces Family to Keep Woman Declared Brain Dead on Life Support Read Post »
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