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Virginia Governor Restores Voting Rights for Felons
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has restored the voting rights of more than 69,000 Virginians under a new change to the…
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Scores of Confederate Symbols Removed in 2020
According to the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), 168 Confederate symbols were either banned or removed from public spaces across…
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Federal Court Blocks Trump Asylum Ban from Being Applied to Thousands of Asylum Seekers
A federal judge this week blocked the Trump administration’s asylum ban from being applied to thousands of asylum seekers who…
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Congress Moves to Help Inmates in Federal Prisons But Not in Predominately Black State Prisons
Congress has passed legislation reducing sentences for some inmates serving time in federal prisons, but the law won’t affect state…
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D.C. Groups Target Online Hate
A free and open internet creates immense social value, but it can also be used to engage in hateful activities…
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U.S. Schools Failing to Teach History of American Slavery: Report
Even during Black History Month, U.S. schools are not adequately teaching the history of American slavery, educators are not sufficiently…
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BARBER: We Need a Values Revolution in America
Donald Trump has brought about a devolution of values, not a revolution of values.
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Civil, Human Rights Groups Go After Congress on ESSA
Civil and human rights organizations pushed back against Congress after the Senate joined the House of Representatives in using the…
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Neo-Nazis: ‘Donald Trump is Setting Us Free’
A new move by President Donald Trump's administration would remove white nationalists and other hate groups from extremism databases, an…
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White Nationalists Blame Black Lives Matter for Chicago Torture Incident
Four Black people in Chicago on Thursday were charged with hate crimes after they broadcast a video of themselves live…
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