International election observers assess the state of U.S. politics.
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Don’t Tell Trump: Minnesota Is About to Elect a Pioneering Somali-American Muslim Woman
It matters that Ilhan Omar will be elected to the Minnesota state legislature on the same day that Minnesotans reject Donald Trump.
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The Burden of Being a Black Teacher
Many African American educators say they don’t feel respected or empowered at their schools.
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6 Books That Shaped Post-Apartheid South Africa
South Africa | OFFICIALLY, REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded on the south by 2,798 kilometres of coastline of Southern Africa stretching along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans, on the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana […]
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Kerry James Marshall: Mastry exhibition review – a sumptuous symphony in black
This retrospective is a stone-cold stunner which proudly insists on the place of African Americans in the American artistic imagination, using the tropes of exclusionary imagery to new, more moral ends.
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Black clergy to monitor city polls
Black clergy have joined forces with others to organize volunteers to monitor polling stations in African-American communities on Election Day in Philadelphia.
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The US Homeless Camps offering a lesson in Democracy
Overlooked in the elections, Portland’s homeless are organising their own camps on their own terms, but fear evictions.
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A Black Church Burned in the Name of Trump
Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church in Greenville, Mississippi, was reportedly set on fire and spray painted with the words “Vote Trump” on Tuesday night.
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Is Black Early-Voting Turnout a Cause for Concern?
The first week of returns for North Carolina show that the conflict over voter suppression rages on.
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From Bank Robber To Filmmaker, Darius Clark Monroe Tells A Personal Story In “Evolution Of A Criminal”
The director talks about what inspired him to revisit his past and how Spike Lee helped him make his autobiographical documentary.
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