Reparations Labor Union founder Anita Belle talks about slave reparations in Detroit. AP DETROIT — Few Americans are in favor of giving reparations to descendants of enslaved black people in the United States, a poll shows, even as the idea has gained momentum among Democratic presidential contenders.
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‘Electability’ Is Just Another Word for White Supremacy
Black people know things. Despite the systematic erasure of our history, the centuries-long intentional miseducation and the collective brainwashing that this country has inflicted on us, there are certain things that black people just know. Whether it is instinctive or passed down through generations, our continued existence depends on an inherited education that cannot be…
Texas voting bill: Uber drivers must register as election workers or disabled voters can’t share rides to polls
Woman voter at polls during presidential election. (Rob Crandall / Shutterstock.com) Election officials in Texas on Wednesday revealed that Uber drivers and other ride sharing services would have to register their drivers as election workers if transporting more than three voters per car.
Florida Lawmakers Attempt to Weaken Voter Rights Restoration
Desmond Meade, right, is accompanied by his daughter, Xcellence Meade, center, and his wife, Sheena Meade, inside the Orange County Supervisor of Elections office as he registers to vote after those with felony convictions regained their voting rights in the state, January 8, 2019, in Orlando, Florida.Phelan M. Ebenhack for The Washington Post via Getty…
