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“Do you have diversions that help keep your mind right?”
“Here and there. But I have never been like this, even during the height of the civil-rights movement.”
“Really?
“Never.”
Read my interview with @repjohnlewis in the May issue of @RollingStone.
John Lewis Looks Ahead
Civil rights icon John Lewis talks about why he was more hopeful during 1965's "Bloody Sunday" in Selma than he is today
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In February 2017, @LaurenUnderwood's close friend, Dr. Shalon Irving, died three weeks after giving birth to a baby girl. Irving, a lieutenant commander in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and an epidemiologist, was just 36 years old.
Jeans women DENNY pink blue Scuro Vita Bassa Skinny Slim Fit Strass Tag XS SBtw 2002 and 2014, the price of a NYC taxi medallion climbed to 1M though driver incomes stagnated.
Big banks, unregulated, peddled predatory loans.
Drivers committed suicide.
This is exploitation. Banks and NYC officials should be held accountable.
Legend. Icon. Father. Husband. Revolutionary. Happy Birthday Malcolm X! Your spirit lives on!
We Cannot Resign Ourselves to Dismay and Disenfranchisement
“As more people of color claim political power, efforts to block them will accelerate — unless we act.” @staceyabrams
More from @nytimes:
The U.S. justice system has not yet caught up with the increasing trend of domestic extremists. The response must be updated— changing criminal statutes and adding investigators — to confront the rising threat of right-wing violence.
Critics: The feds need to up their game against domestic extremists
Law enforcement doesn't have the same toolkit to fight domestic terror that it can use to fight international terror, legal experts and ex-FBI agents ...
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Voting rights advocates argue the law’s true purpose is keeping new voters, particularly African Americans and other minorities who have signed up in droves since 2016, away from the polls in a state with one of the lowest registration rates in the nation. /SwX4GVgbMO
"He gave his victim a death sentence over loose cigarettes," the attorney said.
It's been almost five years since Garner died after telling officers, "I can't breathe," during an arrest in Staten Island.
More from @CNN: /Jr5XKDBHAS
📌ICYMI: What are the consequences of the fight for abortion restrictions?
@KristenClarkeJD joined @VelshiRuhle to discuss which states are passing the strongest restrictions on abortions, and what are the consequences.
Watch here:
“65 years ago, the Supreme Court issued its landmark Brown v. Board ruling, which declared racially segregated public schools unconstitutional. Though the ruling was unanimous, the goals remain unfulfilled and under attack” @KristenClarkeJD
Read more: /UStpbs6NIx
The number of names purged from voting rolls in recent years has surged, blocking the ballot box for millions of Americans.
"Between 2014 and 2016, states removed almost 16 million voters from the rolls"
#VoterSuppression
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The Alabama legislature passed what is being touted as the most restrictive abortion legislation in the land.
Once signed by the governor, the Alabama Human Life Protection Act will criminalize any abortion performed after conception occurs.
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