Alana Wise
Stories
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Rep. Cori Bush introduces bill on reparations for Black Americans
The bill, Reparations NOW, calls for $14 trillion to Black Americans as compensation for slavery and Jim Crow.
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The 'Tennessee Three' inspires young activism
Young people in Tennessee have found inspiration in Reps. Justin Jones and Justin A. Pearson, two people who were organizers before they became elected officials.
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Where the U.S. and schools stand with segregation
King and Segregation: We take a look at King and the famous "I have a dream" speech and the call for an end to segregation — and how schools are a key example of how intransigent segregation remains.
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Young voters helped Democrats win the Senate and other midterm elections
Young voters made their voices heard in the midterm vote.
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Democrat Wes Moore elected governor in historic Maryland race
Wes Moore is the third Black governor to be elected in the country, and the first to serve in Maryland. He defeated Republican Dan Cox for the job, who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump.
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Biden's pot pardon will help reverse War on Drugs harm to Black people, advocates say
Experts hailed the move as an important first step in righting the wrongs from decades of uneven drug enforcement policy.
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Wrongful convictions disproportionately affect Black Americans, report shows
The Exonerations Report has some disturbing numbers on the rate of exonerations. Black people represent 13.6% of the population, but account for 53% of 3,200 exonerations in the Registry as of Aug. 8.
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A quarter of U.S. adults fear being attacked in their neighborhood, a poll finds
Americans of color were more likely than their white counterparts to say they feared being physically attacked, the NPR/Harvard study shows.
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More than a quarter of U.S. adults say they fear being attacked in their neighborhood
A new Harvard/NPR poll notes that fear is a rising reality among people of color. Americans of color were more likely than white Americans to say they feared being threatened or physically attacked.
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Black gun owners have mixed feelings about the Supreme Court's concealed-carry ruling
The United States has often been hostile toward Black gun ownership, but African Americans are the fastest growing demographic of armed weapons buyers in the country.