Source: Myung J. Chun / Getty Juneteenth asks something more of us than a barbecue and a day off work. It asks us to hold the arrival of freedom in 1865 alongside the long and unfinished record of people who have spent the years since defending it, a fight that still has no finish line. […]
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Source: Anadolu / Getty Voting is the linchpin of our democracy. But as the nation nears its 250th birthday, it is appropriate to question not only the strength of the franchise, but whether we are now living in an illusion of democracy itself. To assess democracy in this moment without the benefit of a spiritual […]
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Rally at Alabama capitol honors civil rights history, vows to fight for fair maps and Black political power. Republican-led states move to redraw voting districts in ways that dilute Black voting strength. Source: Jason Davis / Getty – A general view during the rally at Alabama State House on May 16, 2026 in Montgomery, Alabama. […]
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