A new map illustrating 42 years of marijuana arrests documents the way that New York disproportionately targeted working-class, Black and Hispanic people for decades.
Tag: Black People
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Sprawl, Climate Change, Fading Memories Endanger Praise Houses of the South
The Gullah Geechee fight to preserve the tiny structures, a cradle of the Black church, before they’re erased by sprawl, climate change and fading memories.
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How the Memphis Sanitation Workers’ Strike Changed the Labor Movement
The 1968 action led to greater economic mobility for Black workers. Today, union activists are trying to capture some of that spirit.
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‘Modern Love Podcast’: Two Boys on Bikes, Falling in Love
When Eric Darnell Pritchard was 11 years old, they fell for the cute boy across the street. The cute boy confessed that he liked Eric, too. That’s when things got complicated.
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How the Voting Rights Act, Newly Challenged, Has Long Been Under Attack
A federal ruling this week was only the latest in decades of legal challenges to a law that has shored up Black Americans’ political power.