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Brandon Tensley

What the Debt Ceiling Deal Means for Black Americans

Economy

Tim Scott and the Republican Party’s Uphill Battle for Black Voters

News

The U.S. Supreme Court Seems Ready to Gut Affirmative Action

Education

‘America Can Go Only as Far as the South Goes’

Politics

North Carolina Judges’ Rulings Are a ‘Gut Punch’ to Black Residents

Politics

How Chicago’s Mayor-Elect Won Without a ‘Tough-on-Crime’ Message

Politics

Jackson Residents Join Fight to Stop Law That Strips Away Voting Power

Politics

How This Democrat Wants to Dismantle the School-to-Prison Pipeline

Criminal Justice

An ‘Explosive Growth’ of Racial Violence and Extremism Is Endangering Black Americans

Politics

Ousted Tennessee Democrats Are Returning to the House, but the State’s Problems Run Deeper

Politics

‘This Is Not Democracy’: Read Justin J. Pearson’s Comments on His Expulsion in Tennessee

Politics

‘The World Is Watching’: Read Justin Jones’ Comments on His Expulsion in Tennessee 

Politics

The Surprising Gap in How Democratic- and GOP-led School Districts Talk About Diversity

Education

What This Historic Moment Reveals About Trump, the GOP, and Accountability

Politics

Trump Called for His Execution. Now This Exoneree Has One Thing to Say: ‘Karma.’

Politics

What Trump’s Legal Woes Mean to Black Americans

Politics

Alvin Bragg Isn’t the Only Black Prosecutor Taking on Trump

Politics

Rasheem Carter’s Death Shows the Fault Lines of Jim Crow Still Run Through Mississippi

Criminal Justice

How an Anti-Drag Bill Is Creating Fear Among Some Black LGBTQ Tennesseans

Politics

The Case for Reparations: What Compensating Black Americans Could Look Like

Money
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