[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-pT0pNbi0E&rel=0&feature=relmfu] Dr. Patricia Newton
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Suppressing Georgia’s Black Votes
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shmsR1Ozmkg&rel=0&feature=relmfu] Anoa Changa and Greg Palast.
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On the verge of repeating a voting rights blunder that led to the rise of Jim Crow
There comes a point in every awful horror movie where a character does something so careless and shortsighted a viewer loses faith in the storyteller. … On the verge of repeating a voting rights blunder that led to the rise of Jim CrowRead more
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Black People Are Dying From COVID-19 at Higher Rates
A few weeks ago, a thought woke Camara Jones up in the middle of the night. It was about the coronavirus. That’s commonplace these days, … Black People Are Dying From COVID-19 at Higher RatesRead more
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COVID-19 Kills Disproportionate Number of Black Americans
In Michigan and Illinois, African Americans make up, oh, 14 to 15% of the population but account for 41% of the COVID-19 deaths. In Chicago … COVID-19 Kills Disproportionate Number of Black AmericansRead more
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America’s Drug Wars: Fifty Years of Reinforcing Racism
Fifty years ago, on June 17, 1971, President Richard Nixon stood before the White House press corps, staffers at his side, to announce “a new, … America’s Drug Wars: Fifty Years of Reinforcing RacismRead more
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The Racist Roots of the Constitutional Right to Bear Arms
Gun control advocates are pushing lawmakers to do more to stop a surge in gun violence. A recent study by Everytown for Gun Safety found … The Racist Roots of the Constitutional Right to Bear ArmsRead more
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Your city is more segregated than it was in 1990
Picture this: two babies born on the same day, maybe even within the same hour, at the Harlem Hospital Center in New York City. One … Your city is more segregated than it was in 1990Read more
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Impact of ‘climate racism’ in US
A new study says that black people living in most US cities are subject to double the level of heat stress as their white counterparts. … Impact of ‘climate racism’ in USRead more
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One of 272 Enslaved People Sold on June 19, 1838, by Georgetown U
We look at another significant June 19 in the history of slavery in the United States: June 19, 1838, when Jesuit priests who ran what … One of 272 Enslaved People Sold on June 19, 1838, by Georgetown URead more