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has horrifying stat of which I had no idea last year he graduated high school in a state which has the lowest graduation rate, just 65%, for Black students anywhere in the United States. be willing to bet, like it or not, profiling of young black men by police, especially if they act and look a certain way, will continue in Minnesota until that number improves. Those without a high school diploma have nowhere to go but down. (Has nothing to do with Geo. Floyds treatment after being in custody,...

has horrifying stat of which I had no idea last year he graduated high school in a state which has the lowest graduation rate, just 65%, for Black students anywhere in the United States. be willing to bet, like it or not, profiling of young black men by police, especially if they act and look a certain way, will continue in Minnesota until that number improves. Those without a high school diploma have nowhere to go but down. (Has nothing to do with Geo. Floyds treatment after being in custody,...

has horrifying stat of which I had no idea last year he graduated high school in a state which has the lowest graduation rate, just 65%, for Black students anywhere in the United States. be willing to bet, like it or not, profiling of young black men by police, especially if they act and look a certain way, will continue in Minnesota until that number improves. Those without a high school diploma have nowhere to go but down. (Has nothing to do with Geo. Floyds treatment after being in custody,...

has horrifying stat of which I had no idea last year he graduated high school in a state which has the lowest graduation rate, just 65%, for Black students anywhere in the United States. be willing to bet, like it or not, profiling of young black men by police, especially if they act and look a certain way, will continue in Minnesota until that number improves. Those without a high school diploma have nowhere to go but down. (Has nothing to do with Geo. Floyds treatment after being in custody,...

Richard Groves Winston-Salem Journal A few weeks ago, I ran into an old friend whom I had not seen in a couple of years. It was a chance meeting, the kind that catches you off-guard, and you react instinctively, the way you reacted before COVID-19 rendered us all like biblical lepers calling out “unclean” as we walk down the sidewalk. In the emotional rush of the moment, we grabbed each other’s hand and gave them a firm squeeze — then stopped. I could tell by the...

eye on the news No Honeymoon New York’s next mayor—most likely Eric Adams, now the Democratic nominee—must demonstrate, and quickly, that the city is governable again. New York Politics and law While most New Yorkers had their mind on other things—serving as teacher’s assistants on their younger children’s Zoom lessons, say, or fearing that older kids would fall prey to violent crime, or trying to reopen a small restaurant or find a new job before unemployment benef...

Brad Lander wins Democratic primary for NYC comptroller A voter scans a completed ballot during the New York City mayoral primary election. New York City Council member Brad Lander won the Democratic primary for New York Citys comptroller, according to an unofficial vote count posted Tuesday by the citys board of elections. Mr. Lander was leading Corey Johnson, the city council president, by 51.9% to 48.1%. Mr. Johnson conceded. Although voting took place June 22, the delayed posting of result...

has horrifying stat of which I had no idea last year he graduated high school in a state which has the lowest graduation rate, just 65%, for Black students anywhere in the United States. be willing to bet, like it or not, profiling of young black men by police, especially if they act and look a certain way, will continue in Minnesota until that number improves. Those without a high school diploma have nowhere to go but down. (Has nothing to do with Geo. Floyds treatment after being in custody,...

TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images This past June, New York City became the largest city to use ranked choice voting. The Board of Elections messed up on messaging and tabulation, but in the end the system worked. While the mayor race was a fiasco, ranked choice was huge for contentious city council races. Ranked-choice voting worked as intended, but its New York City debut didnt go off without a few hitches.  Ranked-choice voting is a type of ballot that asks ...

4 takeaways from New York Citys attempt to use ranked-choice voting to pick its next crop of politicians insider@insider.com (Jake Lahut,Walt Hickey) © TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images New York City Democratic Mayoral Candidate Eric Adams. TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images This past June, New York City became the largest city to use ranked choice voting. The Board of Elections messed up on messaging and tabulation, but in the end the system worked. While the mayor ra...