Archive

Category: Black Politics

Republicans’ War Against Obamacare Could Cost Them This Arkansas House Seat

Clarke Tucker faces an uphill battle to unseat incumbent Rep. French Hill (AR-02).Thomas Metthe/ Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. While Republican politicians have lately been backtracking their positions on pre-existing conditions, deep in the heart of Trump Country a Democratic politician is anchoring his congressional campaign on his personal story…

President Trump Defends Saudi Leader as “Incredible Ally”

Evan Vucci/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On Saturday night, President Donald Trump defended Saudi Arabia as an “incredible ally” while at the same time criticizing the monarchy’s explanation that Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi was killed during a fistfight with 15 men inside the Saudi consulate in Turkey. Turkish investigators have…

Charlottesville’s Other Jim Crow Legacy: Separate and Unequal Education

Students walk the hallways between classes at a Charlottesville high school.Andrew Shurtleff/ZUMAPRESS.com Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally co-published by ProPublica and the New York Times. High school seniors Zyahna Bryant and Trinity Hughes have been friends since they were 6 years old, raised by blue-collar families in this affluent…