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Juneteenth is a celebration of Black resiliency and joy

Nadia E. Brown and Christine M. Slaughter - June 19, 2025
It’s also a day to think about systemic inequalities Black Americans face in criminal justice.
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Good to Know: Antisemitism in America

Brent E. Sasley - April 8, 2025
Why is antisemitism now on the rise?
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From hip-hop to the Hilltop: Can Cory Booker and Gen X fight the power?

Nadia E. Brown - April 7, 2025
Booker’s epic 25-hour speech in the U.S. Senate is a rallying cry for America. 
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How Mia Love navigated identity politics in the GOP

Nadia E. Brown - March 26, 2025
The political tightrope Mia Love walked as a Black Republican woman.
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The U.S. Senate has two Black women in office, for the first time

Niambi M. Carter - February 14, 2025
Why the election of Sen. Angela Alsobrooks and Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester is a big deal.
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Yvette Clarke leads a new era for the Congressional Black Caucus

Nadia E. Brown and Christopher J. Clark - January 15, 2025
Clarke draws from the CBC’s legacy of strong Black women leaders.
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How Trump’s strategy echoes Jim Crow-era tactics 

Desh Girod - December 30, 2024
What W.E.B. Du Bois and “Wages of Whiteness” can teach us about the 2024 election.
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Black women felt energized in 2024 – and frustrated

Nadia E. Brown and Christine M. Slaughter - November 27, 2024
Here’s what our focus groups this fall revealed about emotions and politics among this key group of voters.