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The 13th Amendment's fatal flaw created modern-day convict slavery
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn this rare photograph taken in 2000, prisoners at the Ferguson Unit in Texas are seen working in...
Ahead of Juneteenth, congressional lawmakers again seek to remove exception for slavery from US...
CNN via Yahoo News· 11 months agoA group of Democratic lawmakers has reintroduced a joint resolution to negate a clause in the 13th...
American Law Feels Utterly Broken. We Can Actually Do Something About It, Though.
Slate via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoThis is part of How Originalism Ate the Law, a Slate series about the legal theory that ruined...
Slavery rejected in some, not all, states where on ballot
theGrio via AOL· 2 years agoVoters in three states approved ballot measures that will change their state constitutions to...
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...
6 former members of Congress describe the moment they decided it was time to quit Capitol Hill —...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 2 years agoVicky Leta/Insider Insider spoke with six members of Congress about their decision to retire early....