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Voting rights – and wrongs: How America struggles with uncomfortable truths

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The Supreme Court usually issues its most consequential rulings in June, at the end of a judicial term. Even with a number of prominent decisions made this term, I can’t shake the ramifications of the court’s decision and opinion on Louisiana v. Callais in late April. The ruling concerning a redistricting map in Louisiana feels … Read more

UN calls for reparations to remedy the ‘historical wrongs’ of trafficking enslaved Africans

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UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday passed a resolution declaring the trafficking of enslaved Africans “the gravest crime against humanity” and calling for reparations as “a concrete step towards remedying historical wrongs.” The resolution also urges “the prompt and unhindered restitution” of cultural items — including artworks, monuments, museum pieces, documents and … Read more