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Thanksgiving Can Never Be Redeemed From Its Colonial Past. Let’s Abolish It.
The work of decolonization means refusing the banal evil of Thanksgiving.
Programs to Assist Unhoused People Fall Short for Black Veterans
Black veterans often face racial discrimination and bias during service, then experience disparities in VA care after.
The Right Did Worse Than Expected, But That Shouldn’t Satisfy Progressives
Organizing efforts paid off in the midterms, but the left’s work isn’t over yet.
1 in 5 Black Voters in Tennessee Have Been Disenfranchised by State Policies
The state makes little data available about who has lost the right to vote and why.
Supreme Court Appears Poised to Strike Down Affirmative Action
Conservative Ed Blum has brought many cases before SCOTUS to challenge race-conscious policy making as unconstitutional.
Black Voters Mobilize for Midterms Amid GOP-Led Voter Suppression
The “Arc of Voter Justice” bus tour is visiting 26 cities to increase Black voter turnout at critical midterm elections.
New Film Explores Untold Radical Life of Civil Rights Icon Rosa Parks
“The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks” examines Parks’s legacy beyond helping to inspire the Montgomery bus boycott.
Subminimum Wages Were Always Deplorable. Inflation Is Making Them Worse.
Activists are pushing to end policies that allow employers to pay some workers less than the $7.25 federal minimum wage.
Bill Russell Has Died, But His Legacies in Basketball and Racial Justice Live On
Bill Russell of the Boston Celtics was a champion without peer, in more ways than one.
Florida’s Repressive Laws Are Exacerbating a Growing National Teacher Shortage
A hostile climate toward educators, particularly around LGBTQ+ issues and race, is pushing people out of the profession.