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Democrats are putting ‘progressive prosecutors’ on trial
Semafor via Yahoo News· 2 days agoSchmidt lost this one to Nathan Vasquez, a prosecutor in the Multnomah County...successfully oust...
A Furious, Forgotten Slave Narrative Resurfaces After Nearly 170 Years
New York Times· 3 days agoJohn S. Jacobs was a fugitive, an abolitionist — and the brother of the canonical author Harriet...
How tech’s biggest products get designed to exclude people of color
Fast Company Magazine· 6 days agoIn addition to unionization for more humane working conditions, employees are on the front lines fighting for a say in how companies deploy their products, and to whom, to ensure they’re not ...
Why we need history to create a better future (Viewpoint)
The Republican· 5 days agoIndeed, Merriam Webster, a Springfield company for over 200 years, does not include “Humanics” in...
In reversal, Virginia school board votes to restore Confederate names to 2 schools
McComb Enterprise-Journal· 3 days agoFLE - A statue of confederate general Stonewall Jackson is removed on July 1, 2020, in Richmond, Va. Shenandoah County, Virginia's school board voted 5-1 early Friday, May 10, 2024, to rename ...
The Minneapolis Police Department Is Dismantling Itself
The New Republic via Yahoo News· 2 days agoIn a moment when police departments across the country find themselves “understaffed and...
Minnesota GOP endorses former NBA player for Senate, and the campaign is gonna be WILD
BizPac Review· 5 days agoFor a party that is frequently accused of being racist and in cahoots with supposed white supremacists, the Republican Party sure does align itself with a lot of black candidates ...
Addressing police violence with Helping Families Heal Act
Rolling Out· 4 days agoIn a significant move to support families affected by police violence, Representative Cori Bush,...
The Immigrants’ Rights Movement Must Be Multiracial
YES! Magazine· 3 days agoAs a Salvadoran American, I grew up hearing common refrains about immigrants: We’re here for a better life, we came to the United States to work, and the U.S. is a melting ...
Campus protests are part of an enduring legacy of civil disobedience improving American democracy
The Conversation· 4 days agoMany of these critics speak of a right to protest and to free speech but denounce any breaking of laws. It is easy to confuse the sometimes diverging concepts of peaceful protest and law-abiding ...