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Federal Appeals Court Rules Florida Voting Restrictions Unconstitutional
The state can’t bar people previously convicted of a felony from voting if they can’t pay off fines or court fees.
Black Students in the Mississippi Delta Still Face Education Inequality
Nearly 33,000 Mississippi students attend a school district rated as failing. Nearly all of them are Black.
Residents of Detroit Are Fighting Back After Foreclosure Crisis
Detroit overtaxed residents by $600 million in property taxes, causing the crisis.
Trump’s SOTU Speech Bristled With Fascist Politics
Authoritarian societies protect the powerful, not the poor or vulnerable, and Trump made that very clear.
Racist Attitudes Could Aid and Abet the Spread of Coronavirus
No other nation on Earth could undertake the measures China is taking to contain the coronavirus, says science writer.
Trump Is Expanding His Racist Travel Ban, This Time Targeting Africans
The latest travel ban takes effect February 22.
North Carolina Officials Aren’t Rushing to Return Pro-Confederate PAC Donations
A neo-Confederate group is funding 16 campaigns in the state.
Voting Trump Out Isn’t Enough — We Must Organize to Build a Better Future
We need strong social movements based in an understanding of race, the South, and the power of collective action.
In Anti-Communist Fervor, FBI Built a 500-Page File on Coretta Scott King
The file is a testament to the larger racist ugliness festering in the U.S., then as now.
As Jews, We Must Reject White Supremacy’s Efforts to Pit Us Against Other Groups
Amid fear and mourning, many Jewish groups are turning toward anti-racist solidarity to create real safety.