California U.S. Senate candidate Kamala Harris easily captured one of two spots in the November runoff Tuesday, moving the state attorney general into a potentially historic election.
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State Replaces Cell With Classroom In New Effort To Reduce Recidivism
Inmates are trading bars for books in a new program designed to ease their reentry into civilian life.
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Are African-Americans Locked Out? State of Black America Report
The National Urban League’s 2016 State of Black America Report, ‘Locked Out: Education, Jobs, & Justice,’ which was released on Tuesday.
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If Black Lives Matter, Then Black Votes Count
The California Community Foundation and Public Policy Institute of California hosted an annual Speakership Series on California’s Future last week in Los Angeles. Attendees heard about California Secretary of State Alex Padilla’s vigorous administration in the modernization of voting systems, removal of barriers to voting, and promotion of innovation in the civic engagement space.
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We’re In An Amazing Black Cultural Moment. Can We Avoid The Backlash?
Black American culture is experiencing a kind of delicious dominance at the moment. It’s one that might seem odd given its contrast with the resurgence of racism embodied by some supporters of Donald Trump.
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Seven Days, Three Speeches: One Week In The Life Of Having A Black President
Like so many people I have unwisely loved, Barack Hussein Obama intrigues and infuriates & enrages and inspires and uplifts and disappoints me all at once.
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Alabama Inmates Organize Multi-Prison Strike
Three Alabama inmates have organized a prison work strike spanning at least five state prisons, all from the confines of solitary.
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When President Obama Told Howard Graduates to ‘Be Confident in Your Blackness,’ This Is What Some White Conservatives Heard
In his speech to the graduating class at Howard University on Saturday, President Obama gave a lecture on unapologetic Blackness, while also providing a mix of statements on change and political participation.
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The Failure of DC Trust
NEWS THAT the nonprofit entrusted by D.C. officials to hand out government grants has been mismanaged to the point of bankruptcy should come as no surprise.
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CNN Guest Fearlessly States the Real Reason Some Black Folks are Up in Arms About Larry Wilmore’s N-Word Joke
Last night, CNN‘s Don Lemon discussed the controversy surrounding comedian Larry Wilmore’s use of the n-word at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner with activist and writer April Reign and SiriusXM host Joe Madison.
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