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  • Foreground shows the arm of a man in a green shirt with a patch that reads, US Customs and Border Protection. The background shows a woman holding a small child wearing a pink jacket.

    President-Elect Biden’s Immigration Policies Hinge on Upcoming Senate (This Means Georgia)

    The incoming president faces an extremely difficult situation at the U.S.-Mexico border.
    Shani Saxon Nov 11, 2020 1:30PM EST
    Derrick Johnson. A Black man wears a blue stripped suit, maroon tie and white shirt. He holds a black microphone.

    NAACP Opposes Federal Judicial Nominee, Senate Confirms Her Anyway

    The Senate confirmed U.S District Court contender Wendy Vitter’s nomination, despite what the NAACP calls her  “offensive” refusal to embrace the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in Brown v. Board of Education.

    Shani Saxon May 16, 2019 5:15PM EDT
    A Puerto Rican flag hangs from a black-shuttered window set in a bright blue exterior wall

    Senate Rejects Bill That Would Send Relief Money to Puerto Rico

    Democrats say the bill’s aid package is another sign of Republican disregard for the island.

    Ayana Byrd Apr 2, 2019 2:01PM EDT
    A one-level light brick and mint green house sits on a green lawn with a blue sky and green trees around it

    People of Color Benefit From New Public Lands Protection Bill

    With bipartisan support, the Senate passed a measure that includes provisions aimed at Indigenous and African Americans. 

    Ayana Byrd Feb 13, 2019 12:29PM EST
    Cory Booker and Kamala Harris. Black man and woman dressed in black suits lean close and talk.

    Watch the U.S. Senate Finally Vote to Make Lynching a Federal Hate Crime

    It’s 2018, y’all.

    Kenrya Rankin Dec 20, 2018 11:11AM EST
    Five incarcerated people in orange jumpsuits are locked in a cell. There is an American flag hanging above the cell.

    Civil Rights Orgs Cautiously Optimistic About Senate Vote on FIRST STEP Act

    Vanita Gupta, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights: “This bipartisan bill offers some important improvements to the current federal system, but it falls short of providing the meaningful change that is required.”

    Kenrya Rankin Dec 19, 2018 4:52PM EST
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