Each of his projects, collaborations and forays into new genres redefined what it meant to arrange music.
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Commentary: Why the US offers some foreign nationals temporary protection
As of March 2024, there were 863,880 people from 16 countries under Temporary Protected Status in the U.S.
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Commentary: DEA could reclassify marijuana – a drug policy expert weighs the pros and cons
The push to reschedule is largely to make federal laws consistent with state medical marijuana programs that – as of October 2024 – are legal in 38 states plus the District of Columbia.
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Why the cost of water for poor Black Detroit voters may be key to Kamala Harris winning – or losing – Michigan
Will Harris’ message that Detroiters’ cost of living will fare worse under a Trump administration be enough to energize Black Detroiters to vote for her?
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What James Earl Jones can teach us about activism and art in times of crisis
Jones was trying to change the country’s understanding of what it means to fight – and what a freedom fighter is, the author writes.
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Study: LGBTQ people have high rates of abuse, distrust with police
This first-of-its-kind national survey of both LGBTQ and non-LGBTQ people drew on a nationally representative sample of 1,598 people and in-depth interviews with 59 LGBTQ survey participants.
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Opinion: Harris brings joy to the presidential campaign − and GOP mockery of ‘laughing Kamala’ is nothing new to Black women
Harris, the author writes, “has a real opportunity to contrast her humor and positive energy with a very dark vision from the GOP – without letting them dictate when it’s OK for her to laugh.”
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Commentary: Lead water pipes created a health disaster in Flint, but replacing them with cheaper plastic carries hidden costs
While most pipe materials have issues over long periods of time, there are potential hidden costs to using plastic pipes for drinking water.
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Analysis: Black economic boycotts of the Civil Rights era still offer lessons on how to achieve a just society
By disrupting white businesses, often in a highly organized way, Black activists won social change.
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New analysis refutes arguments against federal reparations for racial harms
This story was first published in The Conversation As Americans celebrate Juneteenth, legislation for a commission to study reparations for harms resulting from the enslavement of nearly 4 million people has languished in Congress for more than 30 years. Though America has yet to begin compensating Black Americans for past and ongoing racial harms, our […]