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Islanders push to boost voter turnout - The Martha's Vineyard Times
The Martha's Vineyard Times· 4 days agoEight Vineyard organizations have joined forces to form Keep Democracy Alive, a nonpartisan effort to increase voter turnout on both the Island and the mainland in the November ...
Four Years After George Floyd’s Murder, Police Reform Efforts Stall Amidst Ongoing Brutality
Black Enterprise· 1 day agoThe murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis Police Department officer Derek Chauvin in 2020 was...
Weekend of George Floyd memorials begins with prayer service
MPR News· 2 days agoFaith leaders from local churches, mosques, and synagogues gathered in downtown Minneapolis on...
Johnson: Biden’s strolling hard for Black votes; here’s his best argument, and toughest foe
Birmingham News· 4 days agoPresident Joe Biden couldn’t be any more blatant in courting Black voters —whom he needs in November...
Muslims say religious freedom violated by sheriff's office after University of Tennessee arrest
Gannett via AOL· 6 days agoMaha Ayesh, local attorney and board member of the Muslim Community of Knoxville organization, went...
Four years after George Floyd killing, police reform slow to follow
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 days agoStevante Clark felt a glimmer of hope when racial justice protests swept the globe in 2020 after the...
Opulence at the Speedway: A social group tries to bring diversity and fashion to Indy 500
Gannett via AOL· 7 days agoThat same year Michael Jordan started a team in NASCAR, a racing organization trying to shake the long history of racism among some fans and its image of being slow to embrace ...
Seattle’s signature summer events, from Seafair to solstice
Seattle Times· 2 days agoFifty years ago, Seattle saw its first Pride parade, an unofficial march of less than 200 people,...
Politics roiled a community. It worked to rebuild trust with trash and flowers.
The Christian Science Monitor· 3 days agoWhen the culture wars erupted in two small towns in the Pacific Northwest, citizens formed an...
Editorial: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's pardon of man who killed protester undermines trust in the...
Los Angeles Times· 6 days agoThe American criminal justice system is decidedly imperfect. Its goal is to absolve the innocent and...