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Tyre Nichols’ funeral service marked by tears, a somber sisterhood and the call to ‘take action’
Other mothers who have lost children to police joined the Nichols family and Vice President Kamala Harris in asking for "non-negotiable" policing reform legislation.
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Changes to AP African American Studies course set a ‘scary precedent,’ advocates say
In response to backlash from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and education officials, the College Board made subjects like queer studies and intersectionality optional but not required.
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What Black History Month means to The 19th staff
Black history is all around us: within our families, in the ways we’ve educated ourselves about our people and our achievements, and how we choose to express ourselves.
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Americans don’t know if abortion is legal in their state, new poll shows
The survey also showed that people in states with abortion bans thought they could not legally access emergency contraception either.
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A woman's calls sustained her incarcerated grandson. Now a law in her name will lower prison phone rates.
The law in Martha Wright-Reed's name calls on the FCC to better regulate the exorbitant costs of prison and jail phone calls for incarcerated people and their families.
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New program aims to invest in Black women's leadership in the South
Twenty-five women — among them attorneys, formerly incarcerated women and advocates — make up the inaugural class of the program.
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Rep. Nancy Mace warns her party to adopt a more ‘centrist’ abortion agenda or lose women voters
The anti-abortion South Carolina Republican wants her party to welcome exceptions to abortion bans, back expanding access to contraception and find "common ground" with Democrats. It's not clear if anyone is listening.
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A vast majority of Americans are concerned people could face criminal penalties for abortion
A majority of Americans are worried that medical professionals and patients could be charged with crimes for providing or having abortions, a new poll finds.
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From ballroom dancing to bloodshed, the older AAPI community grapples with gun control
Most of the shooting victims in Monterey Park, California, were AAPI seniors, ranging in age from late 50s to late 70s.
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Three years of The 19th: 30 cities, 54 employees and news that represents
On our third birthday, no one is more astonished than we are at how far we’ve come, or more clear-eyed about the work still before us. Here’s what we’ve done so far.