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16-Year-Old Cornelius Fredericks Died At Lakeside Academy. He’s Not Their ...
Britni de la Cretaz
Jun 25, 2020
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18-Year-Old Althea Bernstein Was Allegedly Set On Fire By Four White Men In ...
Erin Corbett
Jun 25, 2020
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Across North Carolina, Police Face Backlash For Racist & Violent Statements
Erin Corbett
Jun 25, 2020
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Three Men Have Been Indicted On Murder Charges For Killing Ahmaud...
Three white men have been indicted by a Georgia grand jury in the death of Black jogger Ahmaud Arbery. Gregory McMichael, 64; his son Travis McMichael, 34;
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Britni de la Cretaz
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There’s A Good Reason Fireworks Conspiracy Theories Are So ...
An annual summer staple in the United States — on par with popsicles and unfortunate sunburns — are fireworks. In the days leading up to the Fourth of
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Sarah Midkiff
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The Public Reckoning Of Elijah McClain’s Death Is Long Overdue
Law enforcement agencies in Aurora, Colorado have received a flood of emails and phone calls in recent weeks — tens of thousands, to be exact — about t
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Britni de la Cretaz
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Why Tennessee’s Quickly Passed Abortion Ban Is Racist
In the early-morning hours of June 19, the Tennessee Senate rallied to pass a last-minute healthcare bill. It had nothing to do with mitigating the coronav
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Lauren Rankin
2020 Election
What All The Progressive Primary Wins — & Losses — Mean For Democ...
On Tuesday, several states — including New York and Kentucky — held hotly contested, headline-making primary elections. While the primary for the Democ
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Britni de la Cretaz
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AOC Won By Campaigning In Her Community, Not Accepting Wall Stree...
Even without all of the mail-in ballots counted, one thing is clear: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez won the primary for New York’s 14th Congressional
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Sarah Midkiff
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Occupying Police-Free Space: Why Protesters Continue To Set Up Au...
Autonomous zones have been popping up all over the country since Black Lives Matter protests for justice and against police violence have been ongoing for
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Elly Belle
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My Mother Has Dementia. Here’s What I’ve Learned From...
Care workers are the invisible workers on the frontlines of the coronavirus crisis. They are cleaners, nannies, and caregivers. Their work is critical
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Ai-jen Poo
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Police Are Going On Strike. Should Anyone Care?
Atlanta police officers across the city last week staged a “sick-out” in protest after the Fulton County district attorney brought charges against the
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Erin Corbett
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Trump Says “Hoodlums” & “Anarchists” Who ...
Many monuments of racist statues have been toppled by protesters in recent weeks, and many more attempts have been stopped by police. Just last night, prot
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Elly Belle
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Can Charles Booker Win Against Amy McGrath In The Biggest Showdow...
Just a few weeks ago, it felt like a foregone conclusion that Amy McGrath, a D.C. insider-anointed former Marine fighter pilot, would win the Kentucky Sena
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Natalie Gontcharova
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The Man Charged With Oluwatoyin Salau’s Murder Repeatedly C...
The case of 19-year-old Black Lives Matter protester Oluwatoyin “Toyin” Salau, who was killed after detailing her own sexual assault on Twitter, contin
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Sarah Midkiff
2020 Election
Why Michigan Will No Longer Host The Second Presidential Debate
Though several states have started reopening after or amidst coronavirus first waves around the country, that doesn’t mean many people feel confident jus
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Elly Belle
2020 Election
The True Fight For Gender Equality In New York Is Just Getting St...
As uprisings around Black Lives Matter protests continue to span the country, there’s a renewed interest in electoral politics and local change. Whet
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Elly Belle
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Everything We Know About Vanessa Guillen, A Fort Hood Soldier Who...
On the afternoon of April 22, Vanessa Guillen vanished from the Fort Hood Army base in Killeen, Texas. The 20-year-old private first class was last seen in
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Brianna Provenzano
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Chrystul Kizer Was Freed On Bail Thanks To The Chicago Community ...
On Monday, 19-year-old Chrystul Kizer was released from custody after the Chicago Community Bond Fund announced that they had raised enough money to pay he
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Asia Ewart
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Brooklyn’s Paperboy Prince Is Running On Universal Basic Income &...
Paperboy Prince is a 26-year-old artist, rapper, and activist running as a challenger to Rep. Nydia Velázquez in tomorrow’s New York primary. They hope
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Natalie Gontcharova
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Voting In The Primaries Might Be The Only Way To Save Electoral P...
In the fight to unseat far-right Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, there are two very different leading candidates in the Democratic prim
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Natalie Gontcharova
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NYPD Officer Suspended For Using A Chokehold Was Once Charged Wit...
A New York Police Department officer has been suspended without pay after putting a man in an illegal chokehold in Rockaway Beach on Sunday. David Afanador
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Asia Ewart
Donald Trump
How TikTok Teens & K-Pop Fans Made Trump’s Tulsa Rally Go F...
Moments before he took center stage in Tulsa for the rally meant to mark the unofficial launch of his 2020 reelection campaign, President Donald Trump gaze
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Brianna Provenzano
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Still Looking For The Perfect Father’s Day Gift? Donate To BLM In...
As we celebrate Father’s Day this year, there is an important shift happening in the way we recognize and appreciate the people in our lives. After watch
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Sarah Midkiff
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Amy Klobuchar Only Stepped Out Of The VP Race To Save Herself
After a tumultuous primary season that seems like a distant memory now, candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden is the Democratic National Committee?
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Elly Belle
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Kamala Harris Joins Forces With Lawmakers To Make Juneteenth A Na...
Friday is Juneteenth, recognized as the day that thousands of enslaved people in Texas learned they were free more than 150 years ago. It’s an important
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Erin Corbett
2020 Election
Voter Turnout On The Local Level Is Plummeting. It’s Time T...
Hours-long lines at voting stations and broken or missing voting machines contributed to Georgia’s primary election being described as a “meltdown.”
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Sarah Midkiff
Unbothered
How I’m Reflecting On Juneteenth Differently This Year
Juneteenth, the holiday celebrating the day when the news of emancipation finally reached the last group of enslaved Black Americans in the United States,
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Asia Ewart
Immigration News
The Supreme Court’s Decision To Uphold DACA Is A Win, But I...
On Thursday, the Supreme Court blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. According to
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Britni de la Cretaz
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Is Trump Really Columbusing Juneteenth?
The president, often known for crediting himself with the accomplishments of others, achieved a new low on Thursday when he claimed he popularized Juneteen
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Erin Corbett
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