Georgia GOP Legislator Fighting to Keep Power From Black Dems

The political playbook for white politicians who fear a Black planet is being written in the suburbs of one of America’s Blackest cities.

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Black Women's Lit Finds a Home in Lansing

Move over Barnes and Rubble, there’s a new bookstore in the heart of Lansing, Michigan. Meet Nyshell Lawrence, a Lansing local who prefers romantic strolls down the bookstore aisles to most other date night options. One night in particular while out browsing with her husband in 2017, Lawrence found her excitement…

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Frustrations Rise While US Border Patrol Agents Seen On Horseback Are Finally Questioned

It’s been more than 50 days since the Department of Homeland Security launched an internal investigation into the U.S. Border Patrol. In September, photos of agents riding horseback with literal whips (or “lariats” as they call them) showed them chasing back terrified migrants at the Texan border.

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Black Farm Workers In Mississippi Aim to Sue Their Employers

This story could have come straight from an episode of Queen Sugar: In Mississippi, Black fieldhands are suing their white, landowner employers for allegedly violating federal law by hiring and giving foreign workers higher pay for the same work. Adding insult to injury: many of the immigrant workers being brought in…

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Nas and Veteran Journalist Miss Info Revisit 50 Years of Hip-Hop With The Bridge

As an ardent supporter of all things Nas—only a fool wouldn’t include King’s Disease II among the best releases of the year—it’s brought me tremendous joy to watch the greatest rapper of all time (I said what I said) expand his influence beyond just music as his career continues to evolve. And now, with hip-hop’s 50th…

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