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How voters can abolish slavery forever in Tennessee this November | Opinion
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAccording to the Tennessee Constitution, slavery is legal in Tennessee. On Aug. 8, 1863, in...
Missouri legalizes weed, Kentucky rejects anti-abortion amendment: Key midterm ballot measures
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMillions of voters across the country cast their ballots for the 2022 midterm elections on Tuesday....
Abortion, slavery and marijuana: Here are the ballot questions to watch in 2022 midterms
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoForget waiting for Congress or state legislatures to act. This year’s midterm elections are offering...
Black voters in Louisiana ‘embarrassed’ by state’s failure to pass anti-slavery amendment
NBC News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFour other states passed legislation to end “slave labor” in prisons. Louisiana, however, did not...
BYU conference about the history of slavery in Utah seeks reconciliation
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 3 months agoUniversity of Utah Mormon Studies professor Paul Reeve discusses the 1852 Utah Legislature’s debate...
Abortion access, labor rights, legal pot among initiatives up for vote in states this November
ABC News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAs election season nears and all eyes are on the future of Congress, voters in several states will...
It's debatable: Should Supreme Court have overruled Roe v. Wade?
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn this week's "It's Debatable" segment, Rick Rosen and Charles Moster debate whether the Supreme...
Letter: Teach American history, both the bad and the good
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 10 months agoAmerican history should be taught objectively, in Florida and everywhere. It is partly an ugly story...
TheGrio’s guide to state ballot initiatives
theGrio via AOL· 2 years agoOPINION: Here are some of the ballot measures that give voters the power to directly affect the issues that impact Black America. The post TheGrio’s...
Pedraja: For the Fourth of July, a call to action
Worcester Telegram & Gazette via Yahoo News· 11 months agoAs we prepare to celebrate the birth of our nation, I cannot help pondering how far our country has come in almost 250 years, yet reluctantly also...