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North Carolina NAACP Sues to Topple Confederate Monument in Graham
Civil Rights Groups Turn to Courts for Help Toppling North Carolina Confederate Statue.
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Only 6% of Black Americans Have Been Vaccinated. Here’s How Biden Is Trying to Change That.
Medical experts say it will take a concerted effort to meet the challenges of rebuilding trust and ensuring vaccine access for communities of color.
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Here’s the Mess Betsy DeVos Left for Incoming Education Secretary Miguel Cardona
Former Education Secretary Betsy DeVos left the department’s funding for low-income schools, protections for students with disabilities, and rights for survivors under Title IX in shambles.
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400,000 Deaths and Rising: A Timeline of America’s Fight Against Coronavirus
Thursday marks the one-year anniversary of the first coronavirus patient being documented in the United States.
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As Death Rate Spikes to One per Minute, More Americans Willing to Try COVID Vaccine
More Americans now say they’ll get the COVID-19 vaccine as soon as it’s ready. Republicans’ enthusiasm nearly tripled as Trump talks less about the pandemic and focuses on his election loss.
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Hospitals All Over the Country Could Face a Grim Choice: Who Gets Care and Who Doesn’t
As space runs out in hospitals amid COVID’s worst surge yet, who receives treatment and who doesn’t could come down to healthcare systems that aren’t free of implicit bias.
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Biden Rode to Victory on a Wave of Black Votes. Now Leaders Want Results.
Civil rights leaders played a pivotal role in delivering Joe Biden’s victory. Now they’re asking the president-elect to make good on campaign promises to fight structural disparities.
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Trump Is Punishing People Who Need Help the Most for the Crime of Living in Democratic Cities
Newborns, the unhoused, and people in recovery are among those who will be impacted in President Donald Trump’s latest political battle against four Democratic-led cities he deemed “anarchist jurisdictions.”
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White House Cherry Picks When to Contact Trace, Putting Vets’ Families in Danger
The Trump administration discreetly warned a veterans group of potential COVID-19 exposure from a White House event five days before the president announced his positive diagnosis to the public. This is the first-known notice given to visitors of the White House where more than 34 staffers have reportedly tested positive for the coronavirus.
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Health Care, Presidential Powers, and More: Five Influential Supreme Court Cases to Watch This Fall
The Supreme Court began its new term this week with two conservatives justices blasting the decision that made marriage equality the law of the land. Here’s what else to look out for this fall.



















