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A Record Number of Discrimination Complaints Flooded the Department of Education
The U.S. Department of Education received nearly 19,000 discrimination complaints last fiscal year, setting a new record for the office.
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Can You Get Abortion Pills At Your Local Pharmacy Now?
The FDA just announced a major change about how abortion medication can be dispersed. Here, we break down the six things you need to know about the decision.
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Exclusive: White House and Lawmakers Tackle Price Gouging In Prisons [UPDATED]
President Joe Biden signs legislation capping the cost of phone calls to incarcerated people, in a major win for criminal justice reform.
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Five Ways The World Is Getting Better To Ring In the New Year
Things have been bleak these last couple of years, but there were some bright spots, (**ahem ahem** Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson).
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Arizona Prison Accused of Inducing Prisoners Against Their Will
Three women say they were induced against their will while incarcerated at at the Perryville prison in Buckeye, Arizona, according to news reports.
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9 Things You Need to Know About The House Speaker’s Race Drama [UPDATED]
The Republican party is not exactly known for easy transitions of power, but are we all going to be held hostage by their incompetence?
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Jackson, Miss–Like Other Black Cities–Keeps Facing Water Crises. Who’s To Blame?
Jackson was recently hit with yet another boil water advisory. Why do these water crises keep happening in predominantly Black cities?
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The Evolution of Representative Hakeem Jeffries
Representative Hakeem Jeffries just became the first Black politician to lead a party in Congress. But who is Rep. Jeffries and how did he come to power?
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National Network of Abortion Funds Leader Breaks Down Reproductive Justice
Root 100 honoree and NNAF Executive Director Oriaku Njoku explains what reproductive justice means, and why Black women came up with it in the first place.
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Root 100 Honoree Oriaku Njoku Wants Us All To Dream Bigger
The Executive Director of The National Network of Abortion Funds talks threats to abortion, the meaning of reproductive justice, and the toll of leadership.
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A Record Number of Discrimination Complaints Flooded the Department of Education
The U.S. Department of Education received nearly 19,000 discrimination complaints last fiscal year, setting a new record for the office.
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Can You Get Abortion Pills At Your Local Pharmacy Now?
The FDA just announced a major change about how abortion medication can be dispersed. Here, we break down the six things you need to know about the decision.
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Exclusive: White House and Lawmakers Tackle Price Gouging In Prisons [UPDATED]
President Joe Biden signs legislation capping the cost of phone calls to incarcerated people, in a major win for criminal justice reform.
-
Five Ways The World Is Getting Better To Ring In the New Year
Things have been bleak these last couple of years, but there were some bright spots, (**ahem ahem** Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson).
-
Arizona Prison Accused of Inducing Prisoners Against Their Will
Three women say they were induced against their will while incarcerated at at the Perryville prison in Buckeye, Arizona, according to news reports.
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9 Things You Need to Know About The House Speaker’s Race Drama [UPDATED]
The Republican party is not exactly known for easy transitions of power, but are we all going to be held hostage by their incompetence?
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Jackson, Miss–Like Other Black Cities–Keeps Facing Water Crises. Who’s To Blame?
Jackson was recently hit with yet another boil water advisory. Why do these water crises keep happening in predominantly Black cities?
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The Evolution of Representative Hakeem Jeffries
Representative Hakeem Jeffries just became the first Black politician to lead a party in Congress. But who is Rep. Jeffries and how did he come to power?
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National Network of Abortion Funds Leader Breaks Down Reproductive Justice
Root 100 honoree and NNAF Executive Director Oriaku Njoku explains what reproductive justice means, and why Black women came up with it in the first place.
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Root 100 Honoree Oriaku Njoku Wants Us All To Dream Bigger
The Executive Director of The National Network of Abortion Funds talks threats to abortion, the meaning of reproductive justice, and the toll of leadership.
