social movements
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Here’s What Vivek Ramaswamy Got Wrong About The Civil War Debate With Don Lemon
Black historian Dr. Walter Greason spoke to The Root to refute the GOP presidential candidate’s revisionist history during a heated exchange with Don Lemon.
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Black Churches Press On With Voting Tradition Despite Georgia’s Restrictions
“Souls To the Polls,” a Black voting church tradition from the Civil Rights Era, continues to push through Georgia voting restrictions.
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A Supersized List of October 2022 Books By Black Authors We Can’t Wait to Read [UPDATED]
There are so many great new titles hitting the shelves in October we had to update it again.
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NAACP Wants To Make Sure Cowboys For Trump Co-Founder Can’t Run For Public Office Again
The organization claims Otero County Commissioner Couy Griffin violated the 14th Amendment by participating in Jan. 6th Capitol riot.
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Simone Biles, Denzel Washington Among New Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipients
Nurse Sandra Lindsay, civil rights activists Diane Nash and Fred Gray will also be honored.