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Trump’s Racist Scheme to Speed Up School-to-Prison Pipeline
ANOTHER TERRIBLE IDEAIn a rambling video message, Trump threatened to upend local juvenile justice systems around the country. The result could send more Black boys to prison.

First She Was Raped as a Child, Then Bad Got Worse
cast a cold eyeGoldie Taylor’s unsentimental memoir describes a childhood where she never knew where the next blow might come from.

Here Are All the Reasons Stacey Abrams Lost
IT’S ON USBack-fence gossip and racism scuttled Abrams’ second bid for Georgia Governor before it got off the ground.

Derek Chauvin’s Guilty and So Is the Whole Damn System
GUILTY, GUILTY, GUILTYIt felt like a stunning relief when Officer Derek Chauvin was convicted for a murder caught on camera. Real relief will come when justice doesn’t feel like a surprise.

GOP Pols Knew Who Taylor Greene Was—and Did Nothing
UNFIT TO SERVEHolding your breath waiting for the GOP to expel Marjorie Taylor Greene? I’ve got news for you. You’re going to suffocate.

After Trump’s Long Night, Kamala Ushers In a Joyous Morning
‘NOT THE LAST’As I prepare to lay my 87-year-old aunt to rest, my sole regret is that she could not witness the first address from Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.

Trump’s Time Is Nearly Up, and Black Women Will See Him Out
MIDNIGHT TRAIN TO GEORGIAJohn Lewis would be smiling today and Stacey Abrams and Nikema Williams certainly are as Georgia is on the verge of rejecting Trump and decades of attempts to thwart Black voters.

This Is Why Black Voters Don’t Trust Mayor Pete
‘I DON’T NEED YOU’As Mayor Pete brings his campaign to the cradle of the civil rights movement, I wonder: What would Martin say?

Warren Pregnancy Story: No Shock to Millions of Brave Women
UNEQUAL PROTECTIONA conservative news site thought they had the “goods” on Sen. Elizabeth Warren. Instead, they opened a national conversation on the realities of gender discrimination in America.

Dallas Jurors Stand Their Ground and Convict Cop for Murder
‘SCARED TO DEATH’The most damning part of the prosecution’s case against Amber Guyger isn’t that she shot an unarmed black man. It’s what she did next.
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