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Racial Justice
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.
My University “Rebranded.” Instead, It Should’ve Actually Confronted Injustice.
UMass Boston's rebranding may serve to establish the campus as a beacon of bait-and-switch austerity politics.
Protesters in Ohio Are Met With Riot Police Following Killing of Jayland Walker
Demands for justice grow as released footage shows the 25-year-old Black man getting shot at least 60 times by police.
Here’s Why Arab Americans Like Me Are Supporting Efforts to Defund the Police
As an Arab American whose community has endured chilling surveillance, I back the movement to defund the police.
Black Patients Are Regularly Denied Comprehensive Info About Pregnancy Options
It’s time for our leaders to center Black folks in health care discussions and invest in an intersectional approach.