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Efforts to make it more difficult for people to vote not only violate democratic principles, but are also illegal. The Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution, prohibits the federal government and the states from denying a citizen the right to vote.

Opposing views on Mexico's leader, international statements on the upsurge in the US, and more

Bakari Sellers is one of the most promising activist political leaders in Southern, and perhaps national politics. "“I’ve geared my life towards understanding who I am and fighting against systemic oppression and injustices,” he says.

Underlying the nationwide protests for black lives is the racial wealth gap.

I’ve celebrated this holiday all my life. It’s different this year.

Taking law enforcement out of the equation in this 31-year-old program in Eugene, Oregon.

Redirecting police funding to community services and holding all police accountable were some of the demands made by Bay Area labor unions at a Black Lives Matter march Saturday from Oakland to Berkeley.

Public schools with students from low-income households get less, while private schools get more

Emergency! The media are under attack - physical, professional and legal

Greg Tate explores the shifting struggles for black equality – and identity – presented in the Swedish television archives (filmed from 1967 - 1975) originally released as a film in 2011 and currently streaming on Amazon Prime and YouTube.