Rachel Maddow reports that the Senate has passed a bill to make Juneteenth, a celebration of the end of slavery, a federal holiday, sending it […]
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NAACPLDF Lawyer On GOP Voter Suppression Bills: ‘Racism Is A Shape Shifter’
Janai Nelson, Associate Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, says GOP restrictive laws that suppress voting and undermine democracy are designed to maintain “power […]
Continue readingPulitzers Honor Darnella Frazier Who Recorded George Floyd Murder
MSNBC's Brian Williams shares the details of Danella Frazier, the young woman who recorded the video of George Floyd's death that altered history, being awarded […]
Continue readingGOP Repeats Voter Suppression History While Attacking The Teaching Of It
“They are digging in the archives for methods of voter suppression and targeted attacks on enfranchisement of Black and brown folks—while also attacking the teaching […]
Continue readingSystemic Racism ‘Happens Out Of The Sight Of Judges’ Says PA Attorney
Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen Zappala Jr. will not offer plea deals to the clients of a Black defense lawyer who accused the prosecutor's office […]
Continue readingRevisiting Black History In Wake Of The Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial
The 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre has forced many Americans to reckon with just how little they know about Black American history. NBC’s […]
Continue readingSports Media Lacks ‘Sensitivity and Informed Questioning’
Sports journalist Kavitha Davidson joins Rev. Al Sharpton to discuss recent treatment of professional Black athletes. Earlier this week, NFL abandoned 'race-norming' and female tennis […]
Continue readingNFL Pledges To End ‘Race-Norming’: Kevin Blackistone Reacts
The NFL now pledging to end a practice called race-norming, where Black players are falsely assumed to have a lower level of cognitive function. The […]
Continue readingWhy Race In America May Become A Critical 2022 Election Issue
With many Republicans leaning in on culture war issues and racial equality still on the minds of many Americans after the outpouring of Black Lives […]
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