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You Can Be Pro-Black and aĀ Prosecutor
Since announcing her intention to run for president this past Martin Luther King Day, a firestorm has swirled around Sen. Kamala Harris. Some attack her for her personal life; others attack her based on her record as a prosecutor in California. Kamala served as San Francisco district attorney from 2004 to 2011 and as California…
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On Well-Intended White Folks: Thoughts on Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam and the Making of a Public Image
Less than eight months ago, after delivering a speech to a room full of educators about teaching strategies to help educators acknowledge and heal from a history of racism in education, I took a seat to hear the Gov. Ralph Northam speak. After expressing his commitment to educational justice, he held my book, For White…
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Locked Up and Locked Out: How to Ensure New York's Black Communities Get Their Share of the Marijuana āGreen Rushā
While Corvain Cooper sits in a prison cell in California facing a life sentence for marijuana-related charges, he is dealing with the reality that he may never be reunited with his family again or get a second chance at life outside of prison. Nearly 3,000 miles away in Atlanta, Robert Stovall was sentenced to 12…
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2019 Young Futurists: Nominate the African-American Leaders Who Arenāt Waiting to Change the World
Do you know any young activists who are working to bring social justice to their communities? The bookish, nerdy kids who are using their skills to create what could be that next big thing in science and tech? That young, savvy entrepreneur who has gone beyond the lemonade stand to create his or her own…
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You Should Care About World AIDS Day Because Black People Are Dying and We Donāt Have To
Coming off the heels of the 2018 midterm elections, weāll observe World AIDS Day on Saturday. We celebrated historic wins this November, electing black and LGBTQIA leaders to offices up and down the ballot. We have come so very far from where we were 30 years ago when World AIDS Day was first established, but…
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Golden State Warriors Deliver Perfect Response to Josh Duhamelās Call for Draymond Green to Apologize to Fergie
This is why the expression āDonāt start none, wonāt be noneā exists. On Thursday, Josh Duhamel, during an interview with sports network FS1, called out Golden State Warriorsā forward Draymond Green for laughing while his ex-wife, Fergie of the Black Eyed Peas, performed that wretched version of āThe Star-Spangled Bannerā during the NBA All-Star Game…
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Colleges Promised to Hire More Black Professors, but So Far Itās Been Nothing But Talk
Robert Palmer knows how uncomfortable it can feel to be a black professor at a predominantly white college. He recalls speaking with a white student he was advising at the public Binghamton University in upstate New York, where just 4 percent of tenure-track instructors in 2016 were black, according to federal figures. āHe comes out…
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren Breaks Down Americaās Ugly History of Housing Discrimination and How She Plans to Fix It
Home ownership is at the heart of the American dream. Michael Smith, his wife, Janet, and their daughter, Ashley, were living that dream. They scrimped and saved for a down payment while he worked full-time moving packages for DHL, and Janet, for Chase. Finally, they bought a modest home with a small yard in a…
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Tarana Burke Tops The Root 100, Our Annual List of the Most Influential African Americans
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