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
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLI6hzKGrTw&rel=0&feature=relmfu] Netfa Freeman Vanessa Beck [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBTrud9obSI&rel=0&feature=relmfu]
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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
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Why Racism, Not Race, Is a Risk Factor for Dying of COVID-19
COVID-19 has cut a jarring and unequal path across the U.S. The disease has disproportionately harmed and killed people of color. Compared with non-Hispanic white … Why Racism, Not Race, Is a Risk Factor for Dying of COVID-19Read more
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Wave of Bomb Threats Terrorizing Historically Black Colleges
The House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security heard testimony Thursday about a wave of bomb threats against historically Black colleges and universities, including … Wave of Bomb Threats Terrorizing Historically Black CollegesRead more
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55 Years After KKK Murder of Mississippi NAACP Leader
It’s Black History Month. This month marks 55 years since the assassination of an NAACP leader in the city of Natchez, Mississippi. On February 27, … 55 Years After KKK Murder of Mississippi NAACP LeaderRead more
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Black woman should not say that
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SI3VffgR1WE&rel=0&feature=relmfu] Phyllis Bennis