Noted defense attorney Charles Ogletree dies Harvard Law School professor and noted defense attorney Charles Ogletree has died at age 70. WEKU · Aug 5, 2023
Expulsions, walkouts, filibusters: Lawmakers grapple with acrimonious legislative sessions Lawmakers this year kicked rival colleagues out of office in Tennessee and off the chamber floor in Montana The Independent UK · Jun 8, 2023
Atlanta politicians face pressure to vote against giving $31m to ‘Cop City’ City council to vote on giving taxpayer money to controversial project as state characterizes opposition as work of ‘terrorists’ The Guardian - US · May 20, 2023
US history of silencing Black officials State legislatures have long disenfranchised Black representatives and voters Salon · May 17, 2023
US has a long history of state lawmakers silencing elected Black officials and taking power from their constituents Mississippi legislators have enacted a law that would create a new judicial system covering the state’s capital city, Jackson, in place of the current county court system. The Conversation · May 16, 2023
Some state lawmakers say Tennessee expulsions highlight growing tensions Fights over "decorum" in state legislatures are nothing new, but they look different now that Republicans and Democrats have become more splintered and focus has narrowed on state politics. WEKU · Apr 26, 2023
Dems want DOJ probe of Tenn. expulsions Democrats allege racial discrimination, voter disenfranchisement and First Amendment rights violations Salon · Apr 13, 2023
Removing Black lawmakers is voter suppression – and the US has done it for centuries Despite the claims of politicians and the media, the expulsion of Justin Jones and Justin Pearson is far from ‘unprecedented’ The Guardian - US · Apr 12, 2023
Roslyn Pope, author of 'Appeal for Human Rights,' dies at 84 Roslyn Pope has died aged 84 The Independent UK · Feb 13, 2023
These Black-Owned Businesses Are Thriving Thanks to Jrue and Lauren Holiday There are countless success stories to tell as a result of the couple’s JLH Social Impact Fund, which has raised millions of dollars and provided a community and guidance to organizations around the country. Sports Illustrated · Jul 6, 2022
Is Twitter-Famous Princeton Historian Kevin Kruse a Plagiarist? His 2000 thesis on civil-rights-era Atlanta lifts passages from other people's work. Reason · Jun 14, 2022