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It’s Been 20 Years: Alexis Patterson, a Black girl, is still Missing but the World Found Elizabeth Smart

Her disappearance was one of the first to draw attention to the disparities in how people respond to missing Black children.

By

Kalyn Womack

Published

June 3, 2022
Politics, The National Interest

Milwaukee Chooses First Black Elected Mayor in 176 Years

Cavalier Johnson, 35, won the contested race in a rout.

By

Keith Reed

Published

April 6, 2022
Politics

Republican State Senator and Hater of Pandemic Emergency Measures Tests Positive for COVID-19

On Sunday, Michigan Republican State Senator Tom Barrett learned that life comes at you fast. See, Barrett is a bit of a COVID-19 denier. He even sponsored a bill to limit Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s emergency powers, which included making masks mandatory. And then Sunday evening, Barrett learned that he had tested positive for COVID-19.…

By

Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

Published

August 3, 2020