AvatarWriterBrittany Watts on being arrested after miscarriage: "I never said...I didn't want my baby."CBS Mornings on YouTubeCBS News' Jericka Duncan speaks exclusively to Brittany Watts, the Ohio woman who was charged with a felony after she suffered a miscarriage. Warning: Some v...
AvatarWriterAvatarAvatarLocal newspapers are withering under destructive owners. We should worryverified_publisherThe Guardian - Margaret SullivanHuge swaths of the country have turned into ‘news deserts’, lacking credible journalism. I fear for the Baltimore Sun
AvatarWriterFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoRepublicans Are Escalating Their Attacks on the Voters They Hate the Mostnewrepublic.com - Tori OttenThe GOP’s broad war against voting rights is increasingly being fought on America’s college campuses. In recent election cycles, young voters have …
AvatarWriterAvatarAvatarGeorgia lawmakers will redraw political maps that disenfranchised Black votersverified_publisherNPR - Sarah McCammon , Stephen FowlerGeorgia lawmakers are set to hold a special session to consider new political maps after a judge found the state's existing districts diluted the power of Black voters. SARAH MCCAMMON, HOST: Georgia lawmakers return to Atlanta this week for a special legislative session to redraw the state's …
AvatarWriterWow! Parent SILENCES Republican HATE GROUP during School Board Hearing with MUST-SEE speechMeidasTouch on YouTubeCody Conner, a father, gave a powerful speech in support of LGBTQ+ children during a Virginia Beach CIty Public School board meeting that went mega viral on ...
AvatarWriterMajor Right-Wing Groups Form Plan to Imprison LGBTQ People, Censor the Internet (& More) in 2025The Humanist Report on YouTubeThe Heritage Foundation and dozens of other right-wing interest groups have aligned to create a 920-page document intended to guide the next Republican presi...
AvatarWriterAvatarAvatarThe unsung heroes of the civil rights movement are black women you've never heard ofverified_publisherUSA TODAY - Alia E. DastagirHistory remembers the male leaders who fought for human rights, but it was women who made so many victories possible. On that historic August day in 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. told us his dream. We didn't get to hear what the women of the civil rights movement dreamed of, because none spoke at …
AvatarWriterAvatarAvatarShe Was Battling Virginia Segregation at the Age of 9The Daily Beast - Nicolaus MillsDrew Gilpin Faust was not your average Harvard president, and the road that got her there was full of good trouble. Sometimes you can tell a book by …
AvatarWriterAvatarAvatarHoustonians worry new laws will deter voters who don't recall the hard-won fight for voting rightsAssociated Press - By BY AYANNA ALEXANDERHOUSTON (AP) — Sylvia Ann Miller-Scarborough remembers when people of color had to pay a poll tax to vote in Houston. She recalls her grandmother, undeterred by such obstacles, reminding her how important it was to be heard at the ballot box. Miller-Scarborough worries that much of the hard-won …
AvatarWriterAvatarAvatar‘Why they try to hide history’: Joy Reid on reports Alabama GOP seeks to gut Voting Rights ActMSNBCAlabama Republicans are reportedly working to dismantle the Voting Rights Act and disenfranchise more voters. This comes as the main plaintiffs in …
AvatarWriterFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo58 years after the signing of the Voting Rights Act, protecting the Black vote remains a strugglethegrio.com - Antjuan Seawright and U.S. Rep. Steven HorsfordOPINION: New laws in GOP-controlled states have added new barriers to the ballot box for Black voters. But we've been here before, and we won't stop …
AvatarWriterAvatarAvatarJim Crow-Era Voting Ban in Mississippi Blocked By Federal Appeals CourtThe Messenger - Mark MooreA federal appeals court ruled Mississippi's Jim Crow-era policy of stripping voting rights from people convicted of certain felonies violates the US …