African Americans
Black history celebration: Up close and personal
March 9, 2016"We have to use the vote, because it can be a deciding factor in electing someone who will stand with us."
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Black Flint Rising: After the fix, will injustice remain?
March 7, 2016"My fear is in two years, pipes will be fixed but all the injustices that brought this about will remain."
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Lead in Flint water, mold in Detroit schools
March 4, 2016The catastrophic levels of pollution and destruction are a direct result of extreme right-wing policies.
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Adios Anita! Chicago challenges state’s attorney’s lack of transparency
March 3, 2016In the midst of the bureaucratic uproar, citizens are gearing up to vote at the Cook County State's Attorney election on March 15.
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This week in history: Hattie McDaniel, first African American Oscar winner
February 29, 2016On February 29, 1940, Hattie McDaniel became the first African American to win an Academy Award.
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