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Why Black Voters Aren't ‘Feeling the Bern’
Kevin Alexander GrayThere are a number of reasons, and Sanders has to take responsibility for some of them.Topics: DemocracyElectionsDemocratsAfrican Americans
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The Case for White History Month
Submitted by Progressive Web Editor on Thu, 03/03/2016 - 11:35amGenerations of students come to believe that time itself must be responsible for oppression, as though injustice has an expiration date...
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Six Reasons Why the Opt Out Movement is Good for Students and Parents of Color
Submitted by Scout on Wed, 03/09/2016 - 12:46pmThe highest concentration of these tests are in schools serving low-income students and students of color.Topics: EducationPublic School ShakedownAfrican...
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Black America’s State of Surveillance
Malkia Amala CyrilTargeted surveillance frequently includes the indiscriminate collection of the private data of people targeted by race but not involved in any crime. Topics: ActivismCivil...
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Nat King Cole Was A Trailblazer, In His Own Unforgettable Way
Brandon WeberNat Cole may not have swung direct punches, but he did battle almost every day of his life.Topics: Civil RightsCultureAfrican Americans
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Just How Scary Is Donald Trump?
Ruth Conniff“Many think Trump could not prevail in a general election. I’m not convinced.”Topics: PoliticsDemocratsRepublicansRightwingPovertyAfrican Americans
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What Should Trump's Racial Hatred Remind You Of?
David A. LoveGeorge C. Wallace by Marion S. Trikosko; Donald Trump by Michael Vadon.Topics: RepublicansRightwingRace / EthnicityAfrican Americans
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Trump and Sanders: Two Populist Visions in Wisconsin
Ruth ConniffOne is about a great democratic movement. The other is just about Donald Trump. Topics: Civil RightsDemocracyElectionsEconomyMediaPoliticsDemocratsProgressiveRepublicansRightwingAfrican...
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How Cassius Clay Became Muhammad Ali
Dave ZirinThrough Cassius Clay’s transformation first to Cassius X and then to Muhammad Ali, he radicalized the black freedom struggle and became the most famous draft resister and anti-war activist in...
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Trouble in the Big Tent: Conservatives Divide over Diversity
Joan ShippsThe man was mad as hell and not going to take it anymore. Topics: DemocracyElectionsVotingDemocratsRepublicansAfrican AmericansLatinos
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Prince’s Hopeful Moment
Fred McKissack, Jr.There is a familiar pattern in how American’s sit shiva for pop icons.Topics: CultureAfrican Americans
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The Protest Generation Wants Its Education Back
Submitted by Scout on Wed, 04/27/2016 - 9:39amA wave of protest actions in the Tarheel State is indicative of a national-level fight for education justice and civil rights throughout all of public...
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One Neighborhood School’s Struggles in the Era of “Choice.”
Submitted by Scout on Fri, 04/29/2016 - 9:50amIt turns out that it’s not so easy to switch up a school’s programming and student population, and call it a success. Topics: EducationPublic School...
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Sit Up Straight or Else. New Orleans Students on 'No Excuses' Discipline.
Submitted by Progressive Web Editor on Tue, 05/10/2016 - 12:34pmDestiny arrived at high school one day with a stun gun.Topics: Civil RightsEducationPublic School ShakedownAfrican Americans
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Gary Tyler’s Long Road to Justice
Lawrence ReichardTyler was tried by an all-white jury, his lawyer had never before tried a capital case and spent little time with his client before trial.Topics: Criminal JusticePrisonsAfrican Americans
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ExTrumpAganza
Mark FioreIf the Republicans wanted their wildcard maverick outsider, they got him!Topics: VideoDemocracyElectionsMoney in PoliticsVotingPoliticsRepublicansRightwingAfrican AmericansWomen's Rights
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Why Is This Progressive College Town So Racist?
Sue RobinsonThe idea that we need to change the schools and communities we have nurtured threatens our very sense of self.Topics: African Americans
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Why Gary Said No to A New Immigrant Detention Center
Fredrick McKissackA detention center is not the right project, economically or morally.Topics: Civil LibertiesCriminal JusticeCourtsPrisonsHuman RightsImmigrationProgressive Media ProjectAfrican...
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Urban League's Plan for Black America Is DOA
Clarence LusaneThe report's theme is “Locked Out,” for the ongoing marginalization of Blacks and Latinos.Topics: Race / EthnicityAfrican Americans
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The Long, Ugly History of Bathroom Segregation
Elizabeth Ann ThompsonCivil rights go way beyond race.Topics: Civil RightsEducationLGBTProgressive Media ProjectAfrican Americans
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