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Hurricane Ida’s Destruction was the Result of Years of Systemic Racism

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NY DOB employee inspects a house where people were killed when…

Jail-Based Voting Rights Are a Key Part of Criminal-Legal Reform

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By Imani Brooks, Civil RightsRoughly 750,000 Americans are…

Reclaiming ‘Missing’ Children: They Don’t Fail – the System Fails Them

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By Rhokeisha Ford, Center NYC As a New York City public high school…

US Policy Toward Haitian Immigrants is Part of a Long, Troubled History

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Protest at the UN headquarters to stop Haitian deportations.…

White Supremacy, With a Tan

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By John Blake, CNN(CNN) - Cutting taxes for the rich helps…

Groundbreaking Analysis of Hate Crime Laws Finds Limitations and Opportunities in the Face of Rising Hate Violence

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By SPL CenterWith a rise in hate violence across the country, a…

Opinion: Merrick Garland: It is Time for Congress to act Again to Protect the Right to Vote

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A young Black woman demonstrator at a rally at the Capitol protests…

Biden Administration says long Covid can be Considered a Disability Under Law

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By Maeve Sheehey and Rebecca Rainey, PoliticoThe Biden administration…

Senator Chuck Schumer Proposes Decriminalization of Marijuana at the Federal Level

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By Victoria FalkJust a few months after New York’s Governor,…

Gillibrand, Joined by Brooklyn BP Eric Adams, Announces Federal Gun Trafficking Legislation

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Brooklyn, N.Y. — U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, joined…

Police Body Cams and Your Miranda Rights: Another Reason to Invoke the Fifth

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Just about every U.S. citizen knows their Miranda Rights. They've…

Congress Must act to Correct Flaws in the First Step Act

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By Eric Gonzalez and Kassandra Frederique, The HillA unanimous…