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The Amendment: Down South with Tressie McMillan Cottom
In this episode of The Amendment, sociologist and professor Tressie McMillan Cottom makes her case for why we should all be paying attention to the South in this pivotal election year.
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Biden is forgiving another $1.2 billion in student loan debt starting today
More than 150,000 borrowers approved for a special benefit in the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan will see their debts automatically discharged.
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A ‘Queen Sugar’ director reflects on how the show expanded her career from film to television
Ayoka Chenzira had already worked in film for 40 years, but a call from Ava DuVernay opened what was once a closed, heavily guarded door to new forms of storytelling.
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Alabama Supreme Court rules that frozen embryos outside the womb are children
The state’s high court ruling could end IVF treatments in state.
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Brittney Griner honored by Baylor, a school that didn't always embrace her
Griner has long had a complicated relationship with her Baptist alma mater. But a new coach stepped in to ensure her jersey would be retired.
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Pregnancy care was always lacking in jails. Could it get worse?
A lack of oversight and standards for pregnancy care in jails is becoming more problematic as the number of incarcerated women rises and abortion restrictions put medical care further out of reach.
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The new FAFSA was supposed to be easier to use. Technical glitches have made it anything but.
Marginalized students may have the most to lose as the Education Department’s rollout of the new college financial aid application has hit several bumps.
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Less than 1 percent of construction jobs go to women of color in this city
The mayor of Rochester, Minnesota, is piloting an initiative to close the industry's equity gap for women through offering training and child care.
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The Amendment is expanding: Meet our new podcast
The Amendment, in both newsletter and podcast form, is an extension of my journalism and who I am as a Black woman journalist working to tell the truth.
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What it means for LGBTQ+ Americans to leave — or choose — Christianity
Almost two-thirds of LGBTQ+ people who were raised Christian have left, new data finds. But queer Black Americans have more to leave behind.