[BET\“Smoke: Marijuana + Black America”]
Narrated and executive produced by multi-platinum rapper and entrepreneur, Nasir “Nas” Jones, the two-hour special examines marijuana’s cultural, social, economic and legal impact on American society and the Black community.
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[55th Anniversary of 1965 Voting Rights Act]
Senator Kaine: “Despite the signing of the original Voting Rights Act 55 years ago today, hundreds of thousands of Americans are still denied their rights at the ballot box.”
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[COVID-19\Housing Evictions]
Rep. Pressley: “Housing is a human right, and in the face of an impending eviction tsunami, we must take bold, urgent action to affirm that right and protect the millions of families facing housing instability.”
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[White Supremacy\Stephen Miller]
Democratic senators: Mr. Miller worked to advance white supremacist, anti-immigrant ideologies. In the letter, the senators connect the e-mails to specific immigration policies Mr. Miller has implemented in his current position.
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[Voter Suppression\Russia]
Senate Intelligence Report on Russian meddling in 2016 Elections: “[N]o single group of Americans was targeted by IRA (Russia’s Internet Research Agency) information operatives more than African-Americans. By far, race and related issues were the preferred target of the information warfare campaign designed to divide the country in 2016.” (pg. 38)
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[Election News]
Senator Kamala Harris: “We must take seriously the threat of further foreign interference—by Russia or by any entity that seeks to undermine our democracy—and we must take steps to address it.”
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