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Illustration for Fair Fights Stacey Abrams on How We Can Protect Our Right to Vote

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Fair Fight's Stacey Abrams on How We Can Protect Our Right to Vote

Danielle C. Belton

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'We Have Been the Table Shakers': Rep. Ayanna Pressley Uplifts Black Women and Honors the Late Rep. John Lewis in Conversation at The Root Institute

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Ava DuVernay on When They See Us and How the Press Failed the Central Park Five

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Illustration for Oprahs Latest Book Club Pick Is Isabel Wilkersons iCaste/i:i /iA New Way of Seeing Racial Inequality

Oprah's Latest Book Club Pick Is Isabel Wilkerson's Caste: 'A New Way of Seeing Racial Inequality'

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Zoe Saldana Breaks Down in Tears of Regret About Nina Simone Biopic: 'She Deserves Better'

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Lena Waithe Reportedly Working on New Series About Open Marriages

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Roc Nation Partners With New York's Long Island University to Launch School of Music, Sports and Entertainment

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Illustration for Minneapolis Names Racism a Public Health Emergency: ‘Antiracism Must Be Centered in All That We Do’

Minneapolis Names Racism a Public Health Emergency: ‘Antiracism Must Be Centered in All That We Do’

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Rapper Scarface Reveals He Is on Dialysis as a Result of COVID-19 Diagnosis

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5-Year-Old Girl Becomes Michigan's Youngest COVID Death

Illustration for Trump Administration Sued for Dropping LGBTQ Non-Discrimination Protections

Trump Administration Sued for Dropping LGBTQ Non-Discrimination Protections

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Illustration for WNBA Players Channel John Lewis, Openly Campaign Against Atlanta Dream Co-Owner: We Dont Give AF What You Express

WNBA Players Channel John Lewis, Openly Campaign Against Atlanta Dream Co-Owner: 'We Don't Give AF What You Express'

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I've Stopped Crying Tears of Joy Long Enough to Recap the NBA Restart

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After Two Years of ‘Relentless’ Community Organizing, St. Louis’ Oldest and Most Notorious Jail Is Closing

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The Defense of Black Lives Must Include Disability Justice

Andraéa LaVant