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Yolanda Flowers Makes History As Alabama's First Black Woman Governor Nominee I

"We still must continue on to encourage our citizens how important it is to vote for the betterment of our state, Flowers stated.

Candace McDuffie

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Brian Kemp Demands Stacey Abrams Leave 'Radical' Foundation That Supports Defunding the Police

However, Abrams tweeted a plan on Thursday to support law enforcement if elected governor.

Candace McDuffie

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Bishop Strips School of Catholic Identity for Flying BLM, Pride Flags

A bishop from the Diocese of Worcester, Mass. denounced the school as being “inconsistent with Catholic teaching.”

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Republican Senator Is Ready To Block Free Lunch Funding Over LGBTQ+ Rights

Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) and other GOP reps are opposed to new guidance giving protections to gay and transgender students.

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Politics

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Yolanda Flowers Makes History As Alabama's First Black Woman Governor Nominee I

Candace McDuffie

Image for Brian Kemp Demands Stacey Abrams Leave 'Radical' Foundation That Supports Defunding the Police

Brian Kemp Demands Stacey Abrams Leave 'Radical' Foundation That Supports Defunding the Police

Candace McDuffie

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Andrew Gillum, 2018 FL Gubernatorial Candidate is in Trouble Again

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Right-wing Agitator Marjorie Taylor Greene's Husband Invested in Companies That Support BLM and LGBTQ rights!

The National Interest

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The National Interest

Michelle Obama & When We All Vote Executive Director Warn not to "Sit Out" of Voting

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The National Interest

Jan. 6th Capitol Riot Hearing Was A Reminder of How Sinister the Attempted Coup Was

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The National Interest

Jan. 6th Committee Will Make Trump A Focal Point As Primetime Hearings Begin

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The National Interest

Supreme Court Shields Border Patrol Agents From Excessive Force Claim Lawsuits

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Nashville Public Library Offering "I Read Banned Books" Cards to Self-Ruling Readers

The NPL hopes to give out 5,000 of the limited-edition library cards before the end of May.

Environmental Justice

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Environmental Justice

Alabama Neighborhoods With Raw Sewage Flooding Spark Racial Equality Investigation

Candace McDuffie

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Environmental Justice

Biden's New Environmental Justice Tool Excludes Race as Qualifying Indicator for Communities

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Environmental Justice

Sen. Duckworth Introduces Bill Addressing Environmental Racism

Terrell Jermaine Starr

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Environmental Justice

United Nations Human Rights Officials Release Report Calling for an End to the Environmental Racism of Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’

Gentrification & Housing

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Gentrification & Housing

California Beachfront Property Taken From Black Couple Nearly 100 Years Returned to Descendants

Terrell Jermaine Starr

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Gentrification & Housing

City of Oakland Strikes Agreement for Sale of Vacant Moms 4 Housing Property Following Armed Evictions, Riot Gear Arrests

Karu F. Daniels

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Gentrification & Housing

Homeless Crisis in Los Angeles Highlights the Fall of the Black Middle Class

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Gentrification & Housing

Colonizing BK to the Fullest: Rent Biggie’s ‘One Room Shack’ for a Measly $4,000 Per Month

Michael Harriot

LGBTQ

Image for Bishop Strips School of Catholic Identity for Flying BLM, Pride Flags

Bishop Strips School of Catholic Identity for Flying BLM, Pride Flags

Image for Former Lawmakers To Congress: Pass Federal LGBTQ+ Protections Now

Former Lawmakers To Congress: Pass Federal LGBTQ+ Protections Now

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Ohio’s “Don’t Say Gay” Bill Is Also “Don’t Say Race”

Adriano Contreras

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Senator Shevrin Jones Sheds Tears during 'Don't Say Gay' Bill Debate

Coronavirus

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Pandemic hits Black Women The Hardest, Here's Why.

Jessica Washington

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NY Gov. Kathy Hochul Lifts Contentious Mask or Vaccine Mandate

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Illinois Rep. Bobby Rush Tests Positive for COVID-19 as Cases on the Rise in Congress

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It's a YouTube Inauguration for Pittsburgh's First Black Mayor

Eyes on 2020

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Pete Buttigieg on Institutional Racism, Economic Inequality, and White Supremacy

Michael Harriot

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Post-Debate Analysis: Joe Biden Is a White Man, the Media Are Racist Against Julián Castro and Black People Are Out of Their Goddamn Minds

Terrell Jermaine Starr

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Live Blog: From Houston, the Democratic Debate at Texas Southern University

Terrell Jermaine Starr

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The Democrats Are Debating on an HBCU Campus. Will They Take Advantage of the Opportunity?

Terrell Jermaine Starr

The Movement

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Black Lives Matter Tries To Explain The Millions And That Mansion

Candace McDuffie

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Gary Chambers Wants To End the Confederacy

Adriano Contreras

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How This Week's March on Washington Has Adjusted Its Political and Social Justice Goals to the Coronavirus

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No Peace Without Economic Justice

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