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What Tennessee—and the Country—Can Learn from London Lamar, the State's Youngest Black Woman Lawmaker
By the time Tennessee representative London Lamar tells me she’s “a softy and a sweet person,” she had already removed all doubt. The ambitious lawmaker—the youngest black woman in the Tennessee state House by more than 30 years—has a demeanor that reminds me of spiced honey: sweet and soothing, but not afraid to kick. She’s…
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Ilhan Omar Wonders Why She’s Living Rent-Free in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Head
Freshman congresswoman Ilhan Omar was a frequent target at this year’s American-Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) conference, drawing stern and, at times, veiled rebuke from Democratic and Republican leadership, as well as the Prime Minister of Israel himself, Benjamin Netanyahu. The Minnesota Democrat, however, struck a defiant tone on Twitter and on the steps of…
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Supreme Court Hears Arguments on the Future of Political Gerrymandering
This year, a Supreme Court stacked with conservative judges may finally decide the fate of political gerrymandering. The issue comes up to the Supreme Court again on Tuesday when judges will hear oral arguments involving redrawn district maps—one involving a Democrat-controlled legislature in Maryland, the other a Republican legislature in North Carolina. If it feels…
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Body Recovered From Ohio's Scioto River Identified as Missing Social Justice Advocate, Amber Evans
The body of a young woman recovered from the Scioto River in Ohio on Saturday has been identified as 28-year-old community activist Amber Evans by Columbus Police. She had been missing since Jan. 28. Columbus Police released the news on Sunday, sharing a statement on Twitter. Evans’ body was found by Columbus Police Special Victims…
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Attorney General Releases 4-Page Letter Summary of Mueller Report, Dems Say 'This Is Just the Beginning'
Attorney General William Barr sent a letter to Congress on Sunday summarizing special counsel Robert Mueller’s two-year investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. The four-page memo quoted Mueller saying the investigation “did not establish that members of the Trump Campaign conspired or coordinated with the Russian government,” but Barr reached his own conclusions…
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Watch: Sundance Darling The Last Black Man in San Francisco Trailer Is a Must-See
Perhaps no other city in America is as synonymous with gentrification as San Francisco. In 1970, around 96,000 black people lived in the city—about 13 percent of the San Francisco’s total population, according to the Census (h/t Huffington Post). In that past 40 years, that percentage has been halved. Now, as real estate prices and the…
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White Supremacist Gang Member Found Guilty in Hit-and-Run Murder of Black Teenager in Oregon
On Tuesday, a Multnomah County, Ore., jury delivered a guilty verdict against Russell Courtier, a member of a white supremacist gang who ran down a black teenager with his Jeep in 2016. Courtier was found guilty of murder, as well as intimidation (a hate crime in Oregon), and hit-and-run driving. According to Oregon Live, the…
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New Statistics Highlight How New York City’s Most Elite Public Schools Are Leaving Black Students Behind
Offers to black students at New York City’s elite public schools are dropping—and the numbers are absolutely dismal. On Monday, only seven black students were offered admission to Stuyvesant High School, the most selective school in the city, out of 895 potential slots, the New York Times reports. Just as concerning: the number of admissions…
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A Virginia Police Officer Serving a Majority Minority High School Has Been Identified as a White Nationalist
A Virginia school resource officer has been identified as an active member of the white nationalist group Identity Evropa. In fact, it appears he was in charge of guiding new recruits through the application process. According to the Huffington Post, Daniel Morley, a 31-year-old cop working at L.C. Bird High School, was identified by anti-fascist…
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'Lady Liberty' Patricia Okoumou Will Not Go to Prison for July 4th Protest
A federal judge ruled Patricia Okoumou, known around the world as the “Statue of Liberty Climber,” will not spend any time in jail for her bold July 4 protest. Okoumou climbed the Statue of Liberty last year to draw attention to inhumane U.S. immigration policies. At the time, the Department of Homeland Security’s practice of…
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