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They received reparations in 2022. Did it really change their lives?
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They received reparations in 2022. Did it really change their lives?

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Louis Weathers didn’t know what to think when he heard he was going to receive reparations for slavery. He had listened to people talking about reparations — people such as Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton — during the two decades he’d lived in Washington DC. But it was always couched as a demand, or an aspiration:…

Atlanta’s ‘Cop City’ Protests Explained: An Activist Slain By Police And Georgia’s State Of Emergency
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Atlanta’s ‘Cop City’ Protests Explained: An Activist Slain By Police And Georgia’s State Of Emergency

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Topline An Atlanta-based police and fire training facility pegged by protesters as “Cop City” has gained national attention following the killing of an environmental activist at the hands of police, and a tense standoff with protesters that has caused the governor to declare a state of emergency. Key Facts In September 2021, then-Atlanta mayor Keisha…

Why Outlawing Slavery Won’t Outlaw Slavery—Yet
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Why Outlawing Slavery Won’t Outlaw Slavery—Yet

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Slate podcast transcripts are created by Snackable using machine-learning software and have not been reviewed prior to publication. Listen to this episode Mary Harris: In all the coverage of the red wave that wasn’t this midterm cycle. There’s this one thing the voters weighed in on that I’m not sure people have talked about enough….

The Perils and Promise of America’s Third Reconstruction
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The Perils and Promise of America’s Third Reconstruction

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Credit – Illustration by Ajubel Studio for TIME W.E.B. Du Bois is perhaps best known for introducing the term “double consciousness” into the lexicon of the Black experience. The term described the duality of being a Black American—neither fully African nor completely American, an enduring “problem” to be fought over in times of war and…

Sex trafficking victim Chrystul Kizer wins at Wisconsin Supreme Court – The Washington Post
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Sex trafficking victim Chrystul Kizer wins at Wisconsin Supreme Court – The Washington Post

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In a groundbreaking decision, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a teenager who killed her sexual abuser may have the chance to be acquitted of all charges. The decision is a major win for Chrystul Kizer, now 22, a Black woman who is facing life in prison for the crimes she committed at 17,…