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Brown v. Board of Ed, Thurgood Marshall and Me
Politico· 18 hours agoWhat was he, the first Black jurist on the court, supposed to say to poor Black kids about their life chances, given the schools and neighborhoods the...
Dairy Queen Stopped Selling Jimmies and Chocolate Sprinkles as Trend Continues
Shore NewsNetwork· 4 hours agoThey are often called Jimmies or chocolate sprinkles, but they are no longer available at Dairy Queen. Last year, Dairy Queen, a longstanding purveyor of frozen treats, officially discontinued ...
Low turnout, added costs and Jim Crow roots: why does NC still have runoff elections?
Durham Herald-Sun via Yahoo News· 6 days agoNorth Carolina spent millions of dollars this month to organize and execute runoffs from the primary...
Back in the day, being woke meant being smart
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 15 hours agoConservative politicians have launched attacks against the use of the word “woke.” If they knew the history of the word, they might stop wasting their...
Voting rights for U.S. citizens with a felony conviction vary from state to state
KCTV 5 Kansas City· 5 days agoAccording to the Sentencing Project, one out of 50 people of voting age was disenfranchised due to a...
Exhibit unveiled in Gainesville focuses on history of racial violence in Alachua county
The Gainesville Sun via Yahoo News· 13 hours agoThe group was deeply moved by EJI's Memorial to the victims of lynchings during the Jim Crow era and...
Larry Wilson: RFK Jr.’s Jim Crow fetish for bad Dixie
Pasadena Star-News· 2 days agoRobert Kennedy Jr.’s fundamental belief, other than his past main plank of thinking that the tens of...
The Supreme Court Was Right to Consider Andrew Cuomo's Unconstitutional Motives in NRA v. Vullo -...
Reason.com· 7 hours agoIn its recent decision in NRA v. Vullo, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled against the...
Reports: Negro Leagues statistics will become part of Major League Baseball's record book
KMBC-TV Kansas City· 5 days agoFrom KMBC 9 Kansas City, this is Heart of the Matter. Racism andJim Crow laws kept black players off...
Philadelphia Orchestra premieres new Valerie Coleman ‘Concerto for Orchestra’ to rave reviews
Philly.com· 2 days agoThough heard at Carnegie Hall as long ago as 2004, composer-flutist Valerie Coleman was received...