Race
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It's Been a Night of Historic Firsts for LGBTQ Candidates
Leaders representing marginalized communities across the nation will be taking up the mantle of elected office in their states for the first time
- Breaking Barriers
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Why Martin Luther King Didn't Run for President
King considered launching a presidential campaign to oppose military interventionism and promote democratic socialism
- MLK Day
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An American Powder Keg
In Alamance County, North Carolina, the nation’s future and past collide — often in terrifying fashion
- Politics
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New Map Shows COVID-19 Is Hitting People of Color Hardest
A map from New York City's Association for Neighborhood and Housing Development shows it's the low-income, outer-borough communities that are bearing the brunt of the pandemic
- (Sub)Culture
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Blackface Is Just One Part of the Problem
The furor over Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s yearbook photo has America once again asking the wrong questions about racism
- Politics
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Where Can We Be Black?
From Starbucks to Coachella to the Pulitzers, White America needs to get used to having us here
- Politics
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Oprah for President?
Winfrey's inspiring Golden Globes speech has many wondering if she'll run in 2020 – a notion that shouldn't be rejected out of hand
- Politics
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The New, More Conservative Supreme Court Is Wreaking Havoc
Actions by the Court this week affect refugees trying to come to the U.S. and whether Texas voters can be divvied up by race
- Politics
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Trump's Pardon of Joe Arpaio: What You Need to Know
Though the former sheriff faces up to six months in prison, the president promised at his rally Tuesday he will be "just fine"
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