As young voter participation has grown, so have Southern states’ efforts to curb it

By Benjamin Barber Contributing Writer (Special from Facing South) — Younger voters represent a larger percentage of the nation’s electorate today than their older counterparts,

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The Postal Service fired thousands of workers for getting injured while delivering and processing your mail

By Maryam Jameel ProPublica One night in 2009, Madelaine Sattlefield lifted an 80-pound tray of letters carefully sorted by Missouri ZIP code. She had done

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High Court revisits abortion law akin to one struck down in 2016
By Julie Rovner Contributing Writer (khn.org) — This Tuesday, the Supreme Court is set to hear an abortion case that may sound familiar. That’s because the state restriction in question is almost ... Over 100 Parchman inmates sue Mississippi officials
(Essence via Defender News Service) — Following a string of inmate deaths at Mississippi’s correctional facilities, lawyers representing some 152 inmates at Mississippi State Penitentiary (also known as Parchman) have ... Trump campaign’s to woo Black voters with ‘community centers’
(Politico via Defender News Service) — President Trump’s outreach to African-American voters is coming to a storefront near you. As part of an ongoing effort to increase Trump’s share of ... National Black Political Convention aims to set Black Agenda
By Brianna Nargiso Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) — As political observers continue to track America’s high-valued Black vote to see which Democratic presidential candidate may win the lion’s share this election year, the ... Outgoing Mississippi governor says state faces ‘1,000 years of darkness’ if Black man elected
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — Fifty-two years after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and 55 years after Jim Crow, Mississippi is burning again. Phil Bryant, the ... Delta Sigma Theta members swarmed Capitol Hill
(The Griot via Defender News Service) — Decked out in red, the Deltas went door-to-door addressing lawmakers on 10 legislative proposals the sorority backs, including voting rights, outlawing hair discrimination ... FedEx appoints its first African-American CEO
(Defender News Service) — Meet Ramon Hood, the newest CEO at FedEx. Hood is the first Black woman to become CEO in the company’s history. The company announced that former ... Memorial honors 4 Black men wrongfully accused of rape
By Frederick H. Lowe Contributing Writer (BlackmansStreet.Today) — A memorial honoring four Black men who were arrested for raping a white woman, including two murdered by police before or shortly after the ...
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