geography of the united states
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Family Member of Robert E. Lee Joins Fight to Have Confederate Statue Removed
That we even have to debate whether a statue of Robert E. Lee should exist tells us how backwards many people in America are. Of course, four years of Donald Trump and his racism certainly didn’t help. If people are willing to travel to Washington, D.C., to take down the government, they certainly aren’t going…
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Maryland Legislators Vote to Pay the State's HBCUs $577 Million Over the Next Decade in Massive Civil Rights Settlement
Four historically Black universities and colleges in Maryland will benefit from a $577 million settlement related to a federal lawsuit first brought against the state 15 years ago—that is if Gov. Larry Hogan doesn’t veto the settlement agreement again. Maryland’s state legislators voted on Wednesday to approve a measure to pay out the settlement to…
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Maricopa County Attorney’s Office Is Under Scrutiny for What Advocates Say Has Been Years of Unfair Sentencing for Black and Brown People in Arizona
Living in Arizona is odd, to say the very least. Folks with some of the most progressive politics live side-by-side with people who read about the days of segregation and think “more of that, please.” Unfortunately, a lot of those people go on to hold public office, and we wind up with situations like the…
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Michigan, Northwestern Announce George Jewett Trophy to Honor Big Ten's 1st Black Player
While pursuing a degree in nursing, George Jewett broke the color barrier as the first Black football player in the history of the Big Ten. During the 1890 and 1892 seasons, he played fullback, halfback, and kicker at Michigan before transferring to Northwestern in 1893 to play two more seasons and earn his degree. Typically…