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View ArticleTruth, Reconciliation, and Healing Racial Trauma
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View ArticleDonald Trump’s Sound And Fury On Immigration
High on decibels, low on policy details and devoid of anything new, Donald Trump’s latest immigration speech was still a lurid reminder of why he must not become president. It was a chilling speech,...
View ArticleHow Conservative Failure on Race Led to Voter ID Laws
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Trump Promises Nationwide Stop-And-Frisk Policing Leave it to Donald Trump to stand in black church, before a somehow still overwhelmingly white audience, and promise to implement New York City’s...
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View ArticleThe Fight Over Removing Confederate Symbols Will Go On
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