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Democrats strongly favor tuition-free college, GOP divided by age and education
Among all U.S. adults, 63% favor making tuition at public colleges free, including 34% who strongly favor the proposal. Source: Democrats strongly favor tuition-free college, GOP divided by age and education | Pew Research Center
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Sunday Reading: Celebrating James Baldwin
From the magazine’s archive: a selection of pieces by and about Baldwin, on the occasion of what would have been his ninety-seventh birthday. Source: Sunday Reading: Celebrating James Baldwin | The New Yorker
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Tagged african american, James Baldwin, justice, literature, United States
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The Coronavirus Could End American Exceptionalism
Courtesy: CDC Newsroom The pandemic may pose the greatest threat yet to the belief that America has little to learn from the rest of the world. Source: The Coronavirus Could End American Exceptionalism – The Atlantic
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Americans Were Primed To Believe The Current Onslaught Of Disinformation
It started with a drizzle but quickly turned into a downpour: Disinformation about the election, and in particular unfounded claims of election fraud, has flood… Source: Americans Were Primed To Believe The Current Onslaught Of Disinformation | FiveThirtyEight
Study: 8 million Americans have fallen into poverty since May
Black and Hispanic people have been hit especially hard, Columbia University researchers found. Source: Study: 8 million Americans have fallen into poverty since May – Axios
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The Coming War on ‘Black Nationalists’
By Yohuru Williams After Gavin Long’s attack on officers in Baton Rouge, Police Chief Carl Dabadie observed that police “are up against a force that is not playing by the rules.” I understand and share his anguish for the loss … Continue reading
‘On this side of town they harass you’: the Baton Rouge where Alton Sterling died
By Jesse Hardman While most people are finishing up their work week, 47-year-old Terrell Griffin and his 19-year-old nephew Xavier Coleman are still working hard on the north side of Florida Boulevard in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. They are selling CDs, … Continue reading
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The Return of American Hunger
by Ned Resnikoff By a handful of indicators—unemployment rates, overall economic growth, even average hourly earnings—the U.S. economy isn’t doing so badly right now. And yet, when it comes to the number of Americans who go hungry, it’s almost like … Continue reading
A Letter From Black America
By Nikole Hannah-Jones Last July 4, my family and I went to Long Island to celebrate the holiday with a friend and her family. After eating some barbecue, a group of us decided to take a walk along the ocean. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Lives Matter, Ferguson, New York, police, race, race relations, United States
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How Racial Bias Affects The Quality Of Black Students’ Education
By Casey Quinlan The Department of Education recently released some startling numbers about how much our country spends on prisons versus schools that added fuel to the fire of national conversation about criminal justice reform. One way to think about … Continue reading
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