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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Early voting is now underway in the special Democratic primary for Tennessee House District 86. Early voting is available at three locations — the Baker Community Center in Millington, Riverside Missionary Baptist Church on South Third and the Shelby County Election Commission office downtown. There will be no early voting on Memorial […]

A strong majority of Californians don't want Governor Gavin Newsom to run for president in 2024. A Quinnipiac University poll finds seven in ten voters don't

Cooper was a Memphis native and served on the State Legislature for more than 25 years.

Cooper was a Memphis native and served on the State Legislature for more than 25 years.

East Room 3:16 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Please, sit down. Mom, come on up here a minute. Come on. (Laughter.) I want you to meet Gabe’s mom

East Room 3:16 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you.  Please, sit down.  Mom, come on up here a minute.  Come on. 

U.S. Representative Ayanna S. Pressley (D-Mass) discussed racial disparities in the impact of Covid-19 and her overarching legislative priorities as part of Harvard School of Public Health’s “Voices in Leadership During Crises” series on Thursday. Pressley, the first woman of color to be elected to Congress from Massachusetts, was joined in conversation by moderators Michelle A. Williams, dean of the School of Public Health, and Jeffrey Sánchez, an HSPH lecturer and former Mas...

This article by Ben Hartman was originally published on The Cannigma, and appears here with permission. There is a segment early in the new documentary, “Smoke: Marijuana + Black America,” which is a combination of heartbreaking, infuriating, and painfully ironic.  The film, which looks at the history of marijuana and the African-American community, and how the war on Drugs and now legalization are affecting communities of color, turns the focus on the story of Corvain Cooper, an Inglewoo...