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Covers:  race, social services/ the social safety net, unemployment and wages, economic inequality, politics, public policy, voting, housing, policing, implications of demographic change,
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Freelance Journalist, former Senior Correspondent @TIME
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The Key Role a Local Newspaper Played in the Trial Over Ahmaud Arbery's Murder

The Key Role a Local Newspaper Played in the Trial Over Ahmaud Arbery's Murder

With three men convicted in Ahmaud Arbery's killing, the importance of local papers in exposing such stories …

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What Ahmaud Arbery's Death Has Meant for the Place Where He Lived

What Ahmaud Arbery's Death Has Meant for the Place Where He Lived

It doesn't require much of a breeze. But when the wind blows just the right way across the woodsy riverside l…

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Inside the World of Black Bitcoin Believers, Where Crypto Is About Making More Than Just Money

Inside the World of Black Bitcoin Believers, Where Crypto Is About Making More Than Just Money

Why Black Bitcoiners seem certain that crypto represents keys to a car bound for somewhere better.

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Fani Willis Is at the Center of America's Converging Crises

Fani Willis Is at the Center of America's Converging Crises

So much of what is ugly and unhinged about America can be seen in the eyes of a mother whose 8-year-old is de…

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The Texas Democrats Go to Washington

The Texas Democrats Go to Washington

Texas Democrats faced criticism for fleeing to Washington, D.C. But these lawmakers see their gamble as a dee…

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'Where's the Glory in Helping Goliath Beat David?' Inside Ben Crump's Quest to Raise the Value of...

'Where's the Glory in Helping Goliath Beat David?' Inside Ben Crump's Quest to Raise the Value of...

Ben Crump is on the phone. No. Ben Crump, 51, is on the phone-while also reading email, looking at texts and …

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Inside the Room Where Much of the Floyd Family Heard the Verdict

Inside the Room Where Much of the Floyd Family Heard the Verdict

There are sounds that humans make with intention. Then there are the wordless sounds we make when our emotion…

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Minneapolis Braced for the Chauvin Verdict-and Tension Still Remains

Minneapolis Braced for the Chauvin Verdict-and Tension Still Remains

By Tuesday morning, almost everything in Minneapolis was boarded up, as citizens waited for the verdict in th…

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After the Derek Chauvin Trial, Can 'George Floyd Square' Last?

After the Derek Chauvin Trial, Can 'George Floyd Square' Last?

Like a lot of us, Alfonzo "Box" Williams, 44, saw the footage-the last moments of George Floyd 's life, at 38…

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When a county tried to ensure vaccine equity, the state said no

When a county tried to ensure vaccine equity, the state said no

Texas threatened to slash Dallas County's vaccine doses if it prioritized vaccines for the mostly Black and L…

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How Black voters in key cities helped deliver the election for Joe Biden

How Black voters in key cities helped deliver the election for Joe Biden

ATLANTA - In the way that one could on election night 2020, LaTosha Brown was making the rounds. She was in a…

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'A bill has come due': Kamala Harris' rise and the decades of Black women before her

'A bill has come due': Kamala Harris' rise and the decades of Black women before her

In the late 1990s, Stacey Abrams faced a decision. Abrams was working on a master's in public policy at the U…

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The American dream while Black: 'Locked in a vicious cycle'

The American dream while Black: 'Locked in a vicious cycle'

Ebony Jones thought she was one of the lucky ones. Jones, a Black woman in her 30s, inherited a home her gran…

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After John Lewis' death, McConnell's varied history on voting right resurfaces

After John Lewis' death, McConnell's varied history on voting right resurfaces

In August 1965, law school student Mitch McConnell was in his 20s and a veteran of the March on Washington fo…

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Is former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu a leader for this moment of racial reckoning?

Is former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu a leader for this moment of racial reckoning?

Mitch Landrieu catapulted from progressive philanthropy darling to household name when he ordered the removal…

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'Not being fully free': The toll of everyday racism on black Americans

'Not being fully free': The toll of everyday racism on black Americans

MINNEAPOLIS - By Tuesday afternoon, the intersection of 38th Avenue and East Chicago Avenue where George Floy…

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Enforcement of social distancing shows familiar pattern of racial disparity, experts say

Enforcement of social distancing shows familiar pattern of racial disparity, experts say

As states and cities across the country have modified social distancing orders into a patchwork of recommenda…

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Arbery case exemplifies abuse of 'stand your ground,' but the damage is broad and systemic

Arbery case exemplifies abuse of 'stand your ground,' but the damage is broad and systemic

Self-defense — one of the legal options open to the men charged with murder in connection with Arbery's killi…

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From white conservatives to black liberals, coronavirus misinformation poses serious risks

From white conservatives to black liberals, coronavirus misinformation poses serious risks

The irony is that the misinformation amplified by Diamond and Silk and others has gained traction in conserva…

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The woman leading COVID-19 vaccine trials is 'not your average pocket-protector scientist'

The woman leading COVID-19 vaccine trials is 'not your average pocket-protector scientist'

The day President Donald Trump went to the National Institutes of Health for an update on progress toward a v…

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Coronavirus outbreak revives dangerous race myths and pseudoscience

Coronavirus outbreak revives dangerous race myths and pseudoscience

Variations on the immunity myth — claims that black worshipers can't be infected at church where a pastor ref…

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Black donors gave $41M to 2020 Democrats last year, with Sanders topping the list

Black donors gave $41M to 2020 Democrats last year, with Sanders topping the list

Black Americans donated nearly $41 million last year to Democratic presidential candidates, with Bernie Sande…

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Black voters know what they want. On Tuesday, it was Joe Biden. Here's why.

Black voters know what they want. On Tuesday, it was Joe Biden. Here's why.

In the days since the field broke sharply for Biden, supporters of other candidates have expressed disbelief …

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In the South Carolina primary, a Clyburn by any name carries political weight

In the South Carolina primary, a Clyburn by any name carries political weight

CHARLESTON, S.C. - Jennifer Clyburn Reed, the middle daughter of House Majority Whip James Clyburn, has beco…

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