Posts Tagged ‘politics’
Georgia election board plots Jim Crow-like assault on black voting
Nine polling locations in predominately black and rural areas may be shut down. The Voting Right Act itself is in danger of being gutted, as well.
Read MoreNAACP sues Connecticut over ‘prison gerrymandering’
The suit coming from the NAACP is part of larger effort to fight practices that the NAACP argues are attempts to suppress minority voting via prison-based gerrymandering.
Read MoreKamala Harris Is Dedicating Her First Major Legislative Effort To Bail Reform
By Taryn Finley, HuffPost Black Voices Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Ca.) is seeking some major criminal justice reform, starting with bail. Along with Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), Harris has introduced a bipartisan bill which calls for states to “reform or replace the practice of money bail, the requirement that individuals awaiting trial remain in jail unless…
Read MoreHow Do We Fight Back Against Trump and His Fake News?
From: The Root By: Monique Judge Amidst the drama and craziness surrounding the Trump presidency, the concept known as “Fake News” has been at the heat of President Donald Trump’s frustration. Monique Judge defines what fake news really is as she writes, “fake news is something that is created intentionally to deceive; that it not…
Read MoreWhitelash and Blacklash
By Sharon Leslie Morgan and Thomas Norman DeWolf, Beacon Broadside [Editor’s note: Normally we excerpt articles, posting only a portion and including a link back to the original article. This time, however, because many visitors to ABHM are struggling to make sense of the election and what to do now, we have decided to post…
Read MoreJeb Bush, ‘Free Stuff’ and Black Folks
NY Times columnist Charles Blow’s take on Jeb’s statement: “This line of reasoning also infantilizes black thought and consciousness and presents an I-know-best-what-ails-you paternalism about black progress.” Read his full analysis here.
Read MoreAttorney General Nominee Loretta Lynch Clears Senate Judiciary Committee
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Thursday to confirm Loretta Lynch as the next U.S. attorney general, bringing her one step closer to becoming the first African-American woman to hold the post.
Read MoreSouth Africans Battle To Overturn Apartheid Evictions
Many South Africans are still fighting to reclaim land taken away from them during apartheid. The BBC’s Sophie Ribstein spoke to a family about its ordeal.
Read MoreMostly Black Cities, Mostly White City Halls
Richard Fausset examines why primarily black cities in the United States still have white representatives in City Hall.
Read MoreCan We Trust Each Other?
A Pew Research survey recently found that fewer than one-third of Americans trusted others in everyday interactions. What does this mean?
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