Poll observers in Tennessee recorded dozens of incident reports in their primary, a few months before this year’s highly contested midterm elections.
Naomi Bethune
Naomi Bethune is the John Lewis Writing Fellow at The American Prospect. During her time studying philosophy and public policy at UMass Boston, she edited the opinions section of The Mass Media. Prior to joining the Prospect, she interned for Boston Review and Beacon Press. She can be reached on Signal at nb148.23.
Posted inLaw and Justice
A Casualty of a Cruel Immigration Policy
Pierre Damas Bel, 20, died by suicide after being fitted with a tracking device by ICE. ‘That ankle monitor is what killed him,’ a family friend said.
Posted inEducation in America
Trump Wants Black People Barred From Med School
By targeting medical schools for prioritizing diversity, the Trump administration insists on a century-old belief that Black people are unequipped to practice medicine.
Posted inTAP
Michigan’s Democratic Primary Could Hinge on Black Voters
Black voters in Michigan have significant voting power. But how have the Democratic candidates tapped into it?
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Hubert Harrison, the Greatest Civil Rights Activist You’ve Never Heard Of
A Q&A with Brian Kwoba, author of Hubert Harrison: Forbidden Genius of Black Radicalism
Posted inPolitics
Ida B. Wells: Brave Woman
By chronicling the shame of lynching in the South, Ida B. Wells exposed the corruption of white supremacy.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Will Trump Accounts Close the Racial Wealth Gap, or Worsen It?
The investment accounts for newborns have been lauded as an innovative wealth-building program. But they might exacerbate economic inequalities instead of remedying them.
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Rogue Supreme Court Blesses Ethnic Cleansing
The national council of law wizards held that Donald Trump can deport nonwhite refugees on baldly racist grounds even if he doesn’t follow the law in doing so.
Posted inPolitics
Marking Juneteenth
Black Americans must push back against the Trump administration’s efforts to erase the past.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
‘Magic Pill’ or Placebo?: Black Politicians and the Crypto Lobby
Young Black congresspeople are winning their seats with support from the crypto industry. But can investing in crypto help close the racial wealth gap?