Black students deserve to learn in environments that support their success, says the Massachusetts congresswoman.
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In The Color Purple, Shug Avery (Margaret Avery) told Celie (Whoopi Goldberg) that it pisses God off when you walk…
This Tuesday will mark the one-year anniversary of George Floyd’s death. Two things were supposed to happen on or by…
On the morning of April 18, a jogger found the body of 16-year-old Mikayla Miller up against a tree in the woods…
Black Mamas Matter. They are the backbone of our families and our communities. And in a political moment where many…
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Last month, President Biden declared that he would not support student debt forgiveness and took a huge step…
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Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) on Wednesday reintroduced a resolution aimed at driving decarceration and making the…
February is a month to celebrate Black History—and to make a push on advocacy for Black girls. The Black Girl…
I gotta tell you, I love the squad–i.e. Rep. Ilhan Omar, Rep. Ayanna Pressley, Rep. Rashida Tlaib, and Rep.…
OK, who are we kidding? We all voted for Joe Biden for three reasons: First, he wasn’t Donald Trump, and I’m…
The continued unfolding of last week’s white supremacist coup attempt at the U.S. Capitol is now raising questions…
Can you believe it’s nearly the end of 2020—and amid everything else, in most states in America we’re still asking…
As the nation waits for congressional lawmakers to reach a resolution on a second stimulus bill—nine months after…
The death penalty—a thing supposedly reserved for perpetrators of the most heinous crimes, typically involving…
Brandon Bernard died by lethal injection last night at the U.S. Penitentiary in Terre Haute, Ind., becoming the…
Remember not that long ago (read: two weeks ago, and throughout the two years before that), when Republicans had…
It’s no secret that the 2020 election has been and continues to be stressful AF. It’s been particularly stressful…
Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, the United States Congress has given only one stimulus check to help Americans…
In the three years since the Me Too movement entered mainstream discourse, much progress has been made—namely,…