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Dearborn mayor rejects ‘Death to America’ chants at protest

Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud and Arab American leaders this week condemned some controversial chants and remarks made at a rally held Friday at the Henry Ford Centennial Library in Dearborn. A group called Al Quds Committee Detroit held an April 5 protest outside the library along Michigan Avenue in support of Palestinians that featured several […]

Alabama

Alabama DEI law is the latest GOP effort to gloss over America’s past | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

When you think of the Civil Rights Movement, you probably think about Alabama. The state is associated with the worst of the Jim Crow Era, but also the people who stood against it. It’s a shame that Alabama’s legislators would rather not talk about these things. Last week, the Alabama Legislature passed SB129, a law […]

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Advocacy organizations sue state officials over Alabama voting law | #elections | #alabama

A united front of civil, disability and voting rights organizations on Thursday sued Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall, the state’s 42 District Attorneys, and Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen over the signing of SB1 into law. SB1 bans ballot harvesting, the act of collecting individual ballots, by an organization or individual person, and delivering them to […]

Arkansas

Arkansas driver’s license gender rule change prompts safety debate

An emergency rule mandating that all Arkansas driver’s licenses and state ID cards show the bearer’s sex as it’s recorded on a birth certificate went into effect on Thursday after approval by the Arkansas Legislative Council. Top officials at the Department of Finance and Administration, which issued the rule, say it accounts for a need […]

City Council

Reno City Council advancing health equity in Northern Nevada | #citycouncil

Jose Cucalon Calderon, Bayo Curry-Winchell, Diaz Dixon, Nathan Dupree, Norris DuPree, Adrienne Feemster, Nicole Lamboley, Daniel Spogen, Jessica Vann, Travis Walker, Nicole Willis-Grimes, Alex Woodley, Mike Wurm and Kim Youn One of the enduring lessons from the pandemic is that people of color typically suffer worse health outcomes than their counterparts. For instance, people of […]

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Neptune chooses first Black woman mayor; focus on Ocean Grove, police

Tassie York comes from an extended big family and has lived all her life in Neptune. She won her first Township Committee election in 2021 after being involved in town politics for two decades. York works as a family specialist for the state Division of Child Protection and Permanency. NEPTUNE – Rev. Tassie York, 63, […]

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All-female city council in St. Paul makes history | #citycouncil

The city council in St. Paul, Minnesota is now made up entirely of women, a first not only in the city’s history but also likely among major cities in the U.S. The council, comprised mostly of women of color and all under 40 years old, was sworn in Tuesday and began the city’s business at […]

Alabama

What if Alabama had never taken anyone’s vote away? | #elections | #alabama

There’s a chance — not a guarantee, but a better-than-average possibility — that two Black Alabamians will represent the state in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2025. A federal court created two new congressional districts for the state, one with a Black Voting Age Population (BVAP) of 51.9% and one with a BVAP of 48.7%. […]

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Keating out at city council, leaving Ohio cities GOP-less. Buckle up | #citycouncil

A sampling of reader feedback about some recent columns and comments: On Liz Keating’s departure as the last Republican on Cincinnati city council: “I sincerely wish Ms. Keating all the very best in her future endeavors. Her common sense will certainly be missed, especially by the voting, taxpaying population of ‘other backgrounds.’ I don’t hold […]

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Dover mayor reflects on trailblazing, turbulent career

Witnessing Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech during the March on Washington D.C. on Aug. 28, 1963, sparked a passion for public service in a young farmer’s daughter from rural Virginia. Dr. King’s inspiration − later amplified by Barack Obama’s historic election as president in 2008 − led to Carolyn Blackman’s own pursuit […]