Shoppe Black, Shoppe Black | Flowers rest on top of pictures Kalief Browder at a protest after his suicide in 2015. His family reached a settlement with the city on Thursday. Credit Lucas Jackson/Reuters . Featured Image [dropcap]It’s[/dropcap] Friday night, and rapper Too Short’s “Blow the Whistle” is blaring inside of the only black-owned bar […]
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Speaking Black Dialect in Courtrooms Can Have Striking Consequences | The New York Times
The larger implication is that people are not being afforded a sense of fairness and justice because the system is not responding to their language
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Georgia’s Stacey Abrams to Deliver State of the Union Response for Democrats | The New York Times
Stacey Abrams, a rising political star from Georgia who narrowly lost a race for governor there last year, will deliver the Democrats’ official response to President Trump’s State of the Union address next week.
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R&B Star James Ingram Dies at 66 | HuffPost
Ingram’s hits include “Baby Come To Me,” “Somewhere Out There” and “Just Once.”
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Diversity in Museum Leadership Has Marginally Increased Since 2015, New Survey Says | Hyperallergic
According to the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, US museum staff have become more diverse — however, the margin of increase has been notably lower for people of color than women specifically.
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Kamala Harris’s Campaign Strategy: Don’t Pick a Lane | The Atlantic
The 2020 candidate is pitching herself as the one who can actually put together a winning coalition of voters, a goal Democrats have obsessed over since their shocker loss in 2016.
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The Last Black Man in San Francisco review – heartfelt ode to the city | The Guardian
Impressive visuals, strong performances and earnest intentions wrestle with an overly precious tone in an ambitious directorial debut.
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The Foolish Quest to Be the Next Barack Obama | Politico
Reassembling his coalition probably isn’t the path to the presidency this time.
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Forced to work, and unable to strike: US federal workers need solidarity | The Guardian
The shutdown is just the latest assault on our livelihoods. We need a reinvigorated labor movement at our backs.
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Racial, Prison Gerrymandering Lawsuits to Make for a Busy Year of Legal Battles As Redistricting Nears | Atlanta Black Star
Associated Press, Atlanta Black Star | Featured Image Text. Featured Image [dropcap]As[/dropcap] the 2019 state legislative sessions get underway, a busy year of legal battles also is beginning over lingering allegations that hundreds of electoral districts across the country were illegally drawn to the disadvantage of particular voters or political parties. First up was a […]
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