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On Monday, President Obama laid the groundwork for longterm changes in rehabilitating and reintegrating formerly incarcerated individuals in the United States. Proposing seven new measures, President Obama seeks to destigmatize those who have been convicted of crimes while providing equity across employment, education, and housing access for all citizens. The most popular of his announced […]

Many in Minnesota are hopeful that Governor Mark Dayton will sign a bill banning employers from asking a job applicant about their criminal history before the interviewing stage of the hiring process.

A new study from the Brookings Institute reveals that around half of the prison population had no earnings in the years leading up to their incarceration. That number goes up to 80 percent when analyzing only the year before their incarceration. The study examined both IRS filings and the BJS National Prisoner Survey to come […]

Where I grew up, Black was the end of discussion. People clung to what law professor Juan Perea deemed the “black/white binary paradigm of race,” a bare-bones conception that acknowledged only whiteness or Blackness but did not allow for meaningful engagement with ethnicity. In college, I learned about different kinds of Black people. I met […]

Maria Stuart noticed something was missing from her favorite books: herself. The RedBlkGrl founder created the subscription box filled with books for Black girls who want to see themselves in their favorite stories.

Yesterday morning, activist, creator and co-founder of Safety Pin Box Leslie Mac found her Facebook account temporarily suspended after writing the following post: The post appears to be related to the Adam Saleh/Delta Airlines controversy. Mac took to Twitter to express her frustration, explaining to her followers that the post was likely flagged after actor […]

Barbie dolls have never been as representative of people as they should be. One man is attempting to change that now. Marcus Montgomery wanted to get his fellow-game designer wife Lisette the latest career Barbie doll, which coincidentally happened to be Game Developer Barbie. Only, all of the dolls that Montgomery could find anywhere were white […]

Skin bleaching is a method used by people across the globe to make their skin lighter for a multitude of troubling reasons – most of which take root in colorism and placing much higher value in lighter skin than darker skin. Putting all of the moral complications to the side, the main ingredient in skin […]

  The members of Chicago’s Jackie Robinson West’s Little League team continue to make us proud. This time by appearing on the front of the Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes cereal box. 

  The U.S. Justice Department is expected to issue a new policy that will ban religious and other forms of profiling by federal law enforcement officers. The highly-anticipated policy will not include an exemption for national security investigation, according to sources. 

  The metal band Unlocking the Truth has just landed a record deal. The 8th graders have signed a deal with Sony Music that could be worth nearly $2 million for the tween trio. 

  The following post originally appears on RedEye under the title, “End the ban on gay blood donors.” It was written by Zach Stafford.  By: Zach Stafford The first time I tried to give blood, I was turned away. It was my freshman year of college. A friend in my dorm told me about an […]