Politics
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Alabama May Consider Wiping the Arrest Records Clean for Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks
Alabama officials are considering a bid to clear arrest records of civil rights icons Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks, both convicted in the 1950s.
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Stacey Abrams’ Fair Fight Donates $1.34 Million to Cancel Medical Debt
The donation will help eliminate the medical debt of 108,000 people across the South who owe more than $210 million combined.
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Letitia James Will Announce Run for NY Governor, Sources Say: Report [Update: It’s Official. She’s Running]
James, who is currently New York’s attorney general, is expected to announce her run in the coming days.
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Black Panther Party Celebrates Its 55th Anniversary With Unveiling of Huey Newton Bust
The bust is the first permanent piece of art to honor the Black Panther Party in Oakland, the city where the group was founded.
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Members of Congress Helped the Unseasoned Plan the Insurrection on Jan. 6, Protest Organizers Claim: Report
Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.), Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.), Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.) and others got some explaining to do.