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Black woman stands at a podium in front of a crowd and speaks into a microphone.

New York State Attorney General Seeks Dissolution of the NRA

Shani Saxon Aug 7, 2020 6:00PM ET

AG Letitia James filed a lawsuit accusing the National Rifle Association of years of corruption and misspending.

One Black man and two black women stand in front of a desk waiting on paperwork while wearing t-shirts that read, Let My People Vote.

How Republicans Gutted Voting Restoration for Formerly Incarcerated Floridians

Tens of thousands of residents remain disenfranchised after Florida’s Amendment 4 restored voting rights for 1.4 million formerly incarcerated people.

Shani Saxon Aug 6, 2020 5:00PM ET

Cori Bush. Black woman wearing purple mask and top with a raised fist a podium surrounded by cameras.

Ferguson 'Protestor' Cori Bush Topples a 50-Year Political Dynasty in Surprise Win

The Black Lives Matter activist, who got political after Michael Brown’s 2014 killing, beat out a 20-year moderate incumbent for a chance to become the first Black woman to rep her state in Congress.

N. Jamiyla Chisholm Aug 5, 2020 4:30PM ET

Isabel Wilkerson. Black woman with long dark straight hair wearing red skirt suit sitting between two small pieces of desk art,

Award-Winning Author Isabel Wilkerson Breaks Down America's Caste System

In a discussion on the “Fresh Air” podcast, Wilkerson said: “I think of caste as the bones and race as the skin.”

N. Jamiyla Chisholm Aug 5, 2020 4:15PM ET

Protester holds a sign that reads, Impeach Jackie Lacey

L.A. District Attorney's Husband Faces Criminal Charges After Pointing Gun at BLM Protesters

Jackie Lacey, who faces a tight race for reelection in November, says her husband was acting out of fear for their lives.

Shani Saxon Aug 5, 2020 4:25PM ET

young Black man leans on a poll and looks at the sky as the Howard University campus sits in the background.

New Initiative Seeks to Preserve and Protect HBCUs

The program “will provide technical assistance and fund preservation-based stewardship plans at up to eight HBCU campuses across the country,” according to the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

Shani Saxon Aug 4, 2020 5:45PM ET