Politics & Democracy

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It’s going to take more than school board statements to make education more equitable

Since last summer’s racial reckoning, school boards are making more proactive moves to address institutional racism—but are they doing enough?

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7 Min
By: Carolyn Copeland

Can congressional representation benefit Native Hawaiians’ struggle for sovereignty?

Native Hawaiians remain skeptical that more representation in Congress will create meaningful change.

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6 Min
By: Jack Herrera

Desmond Meade is on a mission to restore the voting rights of formerly incarcerated people in Florida

Activist and Florida Rights Restoration Coalition president is doing the work to make sure his state’s disenfranchised due to felony convictions, regain their power.

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6 Min
By: Chandra Thomas Whitfield

Black and Jewish voices are needed right now to bring truth to power

As the Georgia Senate elections proved, we can accomplish more when our communities work together.

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4 Min
By: Jody Rabhan, LaNitra M. Berger

Biden must confront the nation’s legacy of racist policing and surveillance

During the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in early March, Ranking Member Sen. Chuck Grassley tried to convince his colleagues that the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol was the work of left-wing and racial justice advocates dressed up as Trump supporters. Let’s be clear: There’s

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4 Min
By: Myaisha Hayes, Sandra Fulton

Last year taught BIPOC what we’re capable of accomplishing

We won. We organized our communities, got out the vote, and showed up to make our voices heard in a collective effort to defeat President Donald J. Trump and the racist ideologies that have continued to dominate America since its establishment provided the foundation for various forms of systemic racism,

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4 Min
By: Irene Franco Rubio

Biden must have our backs. Give Black women workers a seat at the table

There was a moment the night Joe Biden won the presidency that I’ll never forget. Addressing the nation from the drive-in rally in Wilmington, Delaware, he pounded his fist on the podium and told Black Americans like me, “You always had my back and I’ll have yours.

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4 Min
By: Girshriela Green

QAnon: A guide to the shape-shifting conspiracy theory movement

First, Hillary Clinton was not arrested for taking part in a satanic pedophile cabal in November 2017. Then, Donald Trump was not reelected as president of the United States in November 2020—nor re-inaugurated in January 2021.  Now, QAnon adherents are pinning their hopes on March 4, 2021, as

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4 Min
By: Stefanie Le

Q&A: Two women could make history as the first Black woman DA and sheriff in Alameda County

Recent election cycles have seen a surge in the number of women, particularly women of color, running for elected office. Now, months after the highly anticipated 2020 election came to a close, two women have already their eyes set on two major elected positions in their county—and if they’

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By: Carolyn Copeland

Black women deserve a special spotlight this Black History Month

After four years of watching the Trump administration flub its Black History Month celebrations in one way or another, I’m looking forward to seeing who the new administration decides to honor, and how they’ll celebrate. Black History Month had been overshadowed by the spectacle of former President Donald

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4 Min
By: Carolyn Copeland

Black women don’t need praise. We need leaders to take action.

On Jan. 6, we woke up in awe of Stacey Abrams, Felicia Davis, LaTosha Brown, Nse Ufot, Deborah Scott, and many other Black women organizers who carried Georgia and the rest of the country to victory. Finally, we were able to see the exit out from the nightmare of the

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4 Min
By: Toni Wilson

Inauguration Day had me bracing for impact

Back when it was safe to fly, I always dreaded the landing. As a recovering Catholic, I still do the sign of the cross out of impulse, a long-lingering tic that convinces me I’m making myself safe. I’d listen for the plane’s wheels to drop and

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4 Min
By: Tina Vásquez

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