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For Many Black People Behind Bars, Juneteenth Comes With Joy and Grief
The day serves as a reminder that while chattel slavery was abolished, a new form continues in the U.S. prison system.
Death of Track Star Tori Bowie Refocuses Nation on Black Maternal Health Crisis
Olympic track star Tori Bowie was eight months pregnant and in labor when she died at home, according to an autopsy.
The White House’s Strategic Plan on Antisemitism Is Fatally Flawed
Those concerned with antisemitism must understand what it truly means to challenge it as part of movements for justice.
In Surprise Ruling, Supreme Court Upholds Indian Child Welfare Act
Advocates had feared the Supreme Court would dismantle the Indian Child Welfare Act and Native sovereignty at large.
NAACP: Black Voters Will Be Disillusioned If Biden Fails to Act on Student Debt
Biden risks a legacy of failing on “campaign promises but succeed[ing] in widening the racial wealth gap,” NAACP said.
Senate Bill Calls for Investigation Into Indian Boarding Schools
The bill would create a Truth and Healing Commission that would document ongoing impacts to Native communities.
SCOTUS Rules Against Racist Gerrymandering in Alabama, Upholds Voting Rights Act
Alabama will have to redraw its maps to allocate one additional majority-Black district.
Cori Bush: “Anti-Woke” Is Barely Disguised Code for “Anti-Black”
“Don’t let a fascist tell you what being woke means,” she said.
New Biography Details How MLK’s Criticism of Malcolm X Was Fabricated
“King: A Life” also shows how President Johnson and others partnered in the FBI’s surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr.
10 Years After Corey Stingley’s Death, His Family Is Still Fighting for Justice
A decade after the 16-year-old's death, allegedly due to being placed in a choke hold, his father pushes for justice.