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Anti-Protest Laws Are Not About Safety, They Are About Silencing Dissent

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Building Memphis' arts infrastructure one brick at a time | Opinion

We must continue to protect and provide a sacred, safe space for artists. Without them, we have no life blood, no pulse on the pain and power that surrounds local citizens looking to make a difference.

Stop Asking Us to Be Resilient: On Hurricane Ida, COVID-19, and Trauma in Louisiana

"We cannot excuse the suffering of marginalized people as a matter of fate; it is a matter of political will," says Ashley Shelton, executive director of the Power Coalition for Equality and Justice.

We’re Asking the Wrong Question on Roe

The question should be whether one believes that all child-bearing people should have reproductive rights and reproductive freedom.

'Civically engaged' | Voter restoration drive held at Memphis Art House Café

According to The Sentencing Project, more than one in five African Americans in Tennessee can't vote due to felony convictions. The Art House seeks to change that.

The Role Black Women Played In The 2020 Presidential Election Is The One They Should Play In Redistricting

"If Black women, and by extension Black communities, are not engaged in redistricting, others will decide what we need," says Phyllis Hill, co-founder of the Black Southern Women’s Collective.

Racially motivated shooting in Jacksonville reopens past wounds for Black community

60 years ago, KKK members attacked Black demonstrators on Ax Handle Saturday.

Op-Ed: Young people echo James Baldwin: ‘How much time do you want for your progress?’

OPINION: Black youth see our communities harmed without recompense, and we can no longer ask them to wait for justice. Part of the responsibility of elders in our communities is to remind young people where power truly resides — with everyday people.

Civil rights groups host voter registration event for minority residents

As the 2023 Louisiana gubernatorial race nears, groups are encouraging residents to register to vote

Guest opinion: Alabama legislators are on the wrong side of history

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Op-Ed: Voter Purges Are Increasing Across The South. We Must Put A Stop To The Practice

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Black Leaders In Louisiana Make It Clear: Climate And Racial Justice Go Hand-In-Hand

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Podcast: Transforming Alabama – and young voters. Nothing is off the table

Equal Time, Ep. 40