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  • Republicans Are the “Free Speech” Party Until It’s Time To Talk About American History

    Republicans Are the “Free Speech” Party Until It’s Time To Talk About American History

    Why are Republican legislators regulating books in libraries, racial discussions in schools, and “divisive concepts” if speech is free?

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    Murjani Rawls






    Published

    April 29, 2022
  • Republican Gov. Brian Kemp Signs Bill Limiting Race Discussions In Classrooms

    Republican Gov. Brian Kemp Signs Bill Limiting Race Discussions In Classrooms

    The “Protect Students First Act” is one of a couple of pieces of legislation Kemp signed that limits discussion and books in Georgia classrooms

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    Murjani Rawls






    Published

    April 28, 2022
  • Atlanta HBCU Morris Brown College Receives Full Accreditation After 20 Years

    The HBCU can now apply for federal education funding that could go toward student financial aid and Pell Grants or on-campus housing.

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    Murjani Rawls






    Published

    April 28, 2022
  • Post-George Floyd Probe Finds Discrimination By Minneapolis Police

    Post-George Floyd Probe Finds Discrimination By Minneapolis Police

    The Minneapolis Police Department “engaged in a pattern of race discrimination for at least the past decade,” as per the two-year investigation

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    Murjani Rawls






    Published

    April 27, 2022
  • Biden Looking to Forgive Student Loan Debt

    Biden Looking to Forgive Student Loan Debt

    Biden tells the Hispanic Congressional Caucus that he’s looking at different options to forgive an unspecified amount of federal student loan debt.

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    Murjani Rawls






    Published

    April 27, 2022
  • Desantis Signs Bill To Create Election Police Force In Florida

    Desantis Signs Bill To Create Election Police Force In Florida

    The creation of the “Office of Election Crimes and Security” will be one of the first in the country.

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    Murjani Rawls






    Published

    April 27, 2022
  • Supreme Court Allows Virginia Public School Admissions Policy To Continue

    The Supreme Court declined to overrule Virginia’s U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals stay on the policy until the appeals process plays out.

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    Murjani Rawls






    Published

    April 26, 2022
  • Supreme Court Agrees To Review Rodney Reed Case On DNA Testing

    Supreme Court Agrees To Review Rodney Reed Case On DNA Testing

    The justices who will take up the case in the fall will decide if the death row inmate waited too long to ask for DNA testing

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    Murjani Rawls






    Published

    April 25, 2022
  • Florida Gov. Desantis Signs ‘Stop Woke Act’ Limiting Race-Based Discussions Into Law

    Florida Gov. Desantis Signs ‘Stop Woke Act’ Limiting Race-Based Discussions Into Law

    The bill, which limits how race is discussed in schools, colleges, and businesses will go into effect July 1st

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    Murjani Rawls






    Published

    April 25, 2022
  • Alabama Lawsuit In Local Town Challenges Limits On Confederate State Protests

    Alabama Lawsuit In Local Town Challenges Limits On Confederate State Protests

    The suit alleges the city of Florence, Alabama is trying to clamp down on the protests by telling the group when and how they can protest.

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    Murjani Rawls






    Published

    April 21, 2022
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