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Voting Rights Act: Still Necessary?

  Diverse Barack Obama supporters cheer his election victory at Hyde Park Hair Salon where Obama is a customer/AP Does America Still Need the Voting… Magazine Topics: Possible Reparations for

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Voter ID Laws Take Center Stage in 2012 Election

Many predict new voter ID laws will adversely affect minorities and the elderly (Photo courtesy of texastribune.org). Voter ID Laws: The Impact on Election 2012… Magazine Topics: Legislation Voting Rights

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How Will Obama’s Healthcare Plan Affect Black Men?

Obamacare   President Obama’s healthcare plan is designed for all Americans.  However, African American citizens, especially men, have a huge stake in the passage of… Magazine Topics: Can Nationalized Healthcare

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Can Nationalized Healthcare Work?

President Obama pulls out the chair to sit down to sign the Healthcare and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. (Alex Brandon/AP) In the Interest of… Magazine Topics: Legislation Voting Rights

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Voting Rights for Felons Should Be Restored

  Voting Rights: Addressing Challenges and Correcting Wrongs     With a major election year upon us and daily newscasts showcasing the high and low… Magazine Topics: Possible Reparations for

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Three States Attempt to Ban Affirmative Action

Do We Still Need Affirmative Action?               With the success of Barack Obama’s presidential bid, many critics of preferential programs for minorities and women… Magazine Topics: Possible Reparations for

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Civil Rights Photos Displayed at Menil Collection

Bruce L. Davidson: Woman being held by two policemen © Bruce Davidson/Magnum Photos. The Menil Collection, Houston, gift of Edmund Carpenter and Adelaide de Menil… Magazine Topics: Civil Rights Three

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