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People of color who arrive for jury duty face prosecutors performing magic tricks, creating jury panels that lack diversity, and thereby stripping the…
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On juries across America, the vote of people of color is often underrepresented and the absence of representation hinders chances for fair and impartial…
The Supreme Court decided that people cannot sue police officers for failing to read them their Miranda rights before questioning. Former Department of…
In this Juneteenth commentary, SBA directors Vercie Lark and Ted James suggest breaking the chains around access to capital as a means to achieve real…
"Creating Black-majority districts does not guarantee a Black person will be elected of course. Nor should it. The choice is always left to the voters…
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