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NY ATTORNEY GENERAL JAMES: WE WILL DEFEND CONSTITUTION AND CENSUS SINCE TRUMP WON’T

[Census\Immigration] Attorney General James: “The United States Constitution is crystal clear that every person residing in this country at the time of the decennial ...

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Whose Fourth of July? The Constitution and Black People

Adam Theo–Flickr Creative Commons [Comment] Frederick Douglass wanted to give the world his opinion of the 4th of July celebration and what it means ...

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Rigged: Ending Racial Bias in Jury Selection

Timothy Foster During the Reconstruction Era, Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1875. The act guaranteed all citizens, particularly African Americans, equal treatment ...

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Justice Sotomayor’s Supreme Dissent: We Can’t Wish Away Racism, We Must Tackle It

Justice Sotomayor Last week, in a disturbingly lopsided 6-2 vote, the United States Supreme Court once again became a willing accomplice in the recent ...