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  • The ‘Win With An Anti-CRT Agenda’ Playbook Is Manifesting Right Now In Virginia

    The ‘Win With An Anti-CRT Agenda’ Playbook Is Manifesting Right Now In Virginia

    Virginia governor Glenn Youngkin powered his campaign appearing as “moderate,” but you have to look between the lines.

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    Murjani Rawls






    Published

    January 18, 2022
  • Navient Will Issue $1.85 Billion In Settlement Over Student Loan Practices

    Navient Will Issue $1.85 Billion In Settlement Over Student Loan Practices

    The loan servicing company agreed to cancel $1.7 billion in debt owed by more than 66,000 borrowers across the U.S

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    Murjani Rawls






    Published

    January 15, 2022
  • Will It Ever Happen? Two Senators Halt A Voting Rights Bill

    Will It Ever Happen? Two Senators Halt A Voting Rights Bill

    A mix of the John R. Lewis Voting Rights and the Voting Rights Act hits a roadblock from the usual two senators.

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    Murjani Rawls






    Published

    January 14, 2022
  • If You’re A Republican Lawmaker Planning To Post An MLK Quote On Monday, Just Don’t.

    If You’re A Republican Lawmaker Planning To Post An MLK Quote On Monday, Just Don’t.

    Republicans take MLK day off or better yet, tell the truth about his history.

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    Murjani Rawls






    Published

    January 14, 2022
  • Really? Sen. Marsha Blackburn Is Trying to Disqualify A Black Judicial Nominee for Speeding Tickets.

    Really? Sen. Marsha Blackburn Is Trying to Disqualify A Black Judicial Nominee for Speeding Tickets.

    Despite Andre Mathis’ accomplishments, Biden’s Black judicial pick is being criticized for his “rap sheet,” of old speeding tickets.

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    Murjani Rawls






    Published

    January 13, 2022
  • Sen. Mitch McConnell Has Convenient Short-Term Memory About the Filibuster

    Sen. Mitch McConnell Has Convenient Short-Term Memory About the Filibuster

    Sen. McConnell is ok with adjusting the filibuster to rush Supreme Court justices, but not for voting rights.

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    Murjani Rawls






    Published

    January 13, 2022
  • Surprising No One, Senate Republicans Have No Midterm Agenda. Democratic Party, Let’s Talk.

    Surprising No One, Senate Republicans Have No Midterm Agenda. Democratic Party, Let’s Talk.

    Ahead of the 2022 midterms, Senate Republicans plan to watch the Democratic party trip over itself. Let’s talk strategy.

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    Murjani Rawls






    Published

    January 12, 2022
  • Tell Me Something Good: Biden Wants Changes To the Filibuster For Voting Rights, Groups Want Action

    Tell Me Something Good: Biden Wants Changes To the Filibuster For Voting Rights, Groups Want Action

    The president plans to call for specific changes, but some fear it might already be too late.

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    Murjani Rawls






    Published

    January 11, 2022
  • 16 Colleges, Including Yale, Duke, and Georgetown Allegedly Collude To Limit Student Financial Aid, Lawsuit Describes

    16 Colleges, Including Yale, Duke, and Georgetown Allegedly Collude To Limit Student Financial Aid, Lawsuit Describes

    The complaint alleges universities overcharged 170,000 financial aid recipients by “at least hundreds of millions of dollars” over 20 years.

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    Murjani Rawls






    Published

    January 11, 2022
  • Legendary Poet Maya Angelou Becomes the First Black Woman To Be Featured On U.S. Quarter

    Legendary Poet Maya Angelou Becomes the First Black Woman To Be Featured On U.S. Quarter

    It’s the first in a series of coins designed to celebrate the accomplishment of American women.

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    Murjani Rawls






    Published

    January 11, 2022
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