On a sunny day late last spring, three leaders of the Black Lives Matter movement — Patrisse Cullors, Alicia Garza, and Melina Abdullah — sat … Black Lives Matter Secretly Bought a $6 Million HouseRead more
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First Black woman in U.S. Supreme Court in its more than 230-year history
In a historic vote Thursday, the Senate confirmed federal appeals Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court, making her the first Black woman … First Black woman in U.S. Supreme Court in its more than 230-year historyRead more
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Alice Walker and the Price of Conscience
There is a steep price to pay for having a conscience and more importantly the courage to act on it. The hounds of hell pin … Alice Walker and the Price of ConscienceRead more
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A Long Pause that Explained Racism and Sexism in America
For me, it was the pause. I knew that the confirmation hearings for Ketanji Brown Jackson would produce a lot of insults and smears from … A Long Pause that Explained Racism and Sexism in AmericaRead more
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The Poor at the Crossroads
The 54th anniversary of the assassination of Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., just passed. Dr. King was shot down while organizing low-wage sanitation workers in … The Poor at the CrossroadsRead more
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The realities and contrast between how people are being received along borders
Immigration officials say they’re preparing to detain a surge of people traveling to the U.S.-Mexico border to seek humanitarian relief. In response to pressure from … The realities and contrast between how people are being received along bordersRead more
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Black Alliance For Peace Revives Black Anti-War Tradition
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Black people are dying from coronavirus — air pollution is one of the main culprits
During the turmoil of the coronavirus pandemic, we’re hearing often from our leaders that “we’re all in this together.” While true, some of us are … Black people are dying from coronavirus — air pollution is one of the main culpritsRead more
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Standing Up for the Constitution by Representing Guantánamo Prisoners
So, Judge Jackson was one of many hundreds of lawyers who joined a project to challenge this remarkable authoritarian experiment in Guantánamo that purported to … Standing Up for the Constitution by Representing Guantánamo PrisonersRead more
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Historic SCOTUS Confirmation Hearing
The Senate Judiciary Committee began historic confirmation hearings Monday for President Biden’s Supreme Court nominee, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, to replace retiring Justice Stephen Breyer. … Historic SCOTUS Confirmation HearingRead more