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Mississippi’s Black Majority and the Fight for Political Power

David A. Love Black Commentator
Mississippi, the blackest state masquerading as a deep red state, has an opportunity to change course. In the race for U.S. Senate, Scott Colom, a Black Democrat, has a chance to unseat Cindy Hyde-Smith. And what a wondrous thing it would be.

For Texas Schoolchildren, Minor Misbehavior Can Mean Criminal Charges

Kristian Hernández, Asher Lehrer-Small, Clare Amari and Rosie Cima The New York Times
More students ages 10 to 13 are ending up in the justice system after vaping, making threats and lashing out at school. Children ages 10 to 13 were referred for prosecution after incidents in schools more than 47,000 times since 2014...

Proposed U.S. Census Changes Could Be Catastrophic for Public Health

Nancy Krieger Stat
In 2030, U.S. mortality and morbidity rates will suddenly jump. This will happen not because there is a new pandemic or a sudden rise in cases of existing diseases or injuries, or decline in access to health care. Why? Because the census will change.

The Making of Israel’s Palestinian Mafias

Ghousoon Bisharat (Host), Elat Ma (Guest) +972 Magazine
An epidemic of criminal violence is devastating Palestinian communities inside Israel, with this year’s death toll reaching 168 at the time of recording. But the numbers tell only part of the story: Mafia networks have penetrated almost every aspect

The Slave’s Power

Drew Gilpin Faust The New York Review of Books
Two recent books employ inventive approaches to read against the grain of the archive left by those who defended and benefited from human bondage.

Tidbits-Sept. 24: Reader Comments: We Know Where Talk of Erasing a Population for Generation Leads; Press Pool Turned Its Cameras Away; Was “Defund the Police” Crazy? And Defund? No; for or Against Murder of 20,000 Children; Resources; Virtual Events

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Reader Comments: We Know Where Talk of Erasing a Population for Generation Leads; Press Pool Turned Its Cameras Away; Was “Defund the Police” Crazy? and Defund? No; Are You For or Against the Murder of 20,000 Children; resources; virtual events;
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