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Black civic leaders in Oregon heard the alarm bells early in the pandemic. Data and anecdotes around the country suggested that the coronavirus was disproportionately killing Black people. Locally, Black business owners had begun fretting about their livelihoods, as stay-at-home orders and various other measures were put into place. Many did not have valuable houses they could tap for capital, and requests for government assistance had gone nowhere. After convening several virtual meetings, the civic leaders proposed a bold and novel solution that state lawmakers approved in July. The state w...

Molly Butler / Media Matters Another grave threat to civil rights law is on the doorstep of the Supreme Court, and it has a connection with some of this country’s most notorious white nationalists.  DonorsTrust, the “Dark Money ATM” of the right, has long incubated a legal nonprofit run by an anti-civil rights strategist who is now bringing a new challenge to affirmative action before the Supreme Court. But it appears this internal litigation project is only one side of DonorTrust’s campaign to undermine the protections of civil rights law; recent tax filings reveal the group is also...

Request and seeking input from multiple stake holders. >> it takes an act of congress to establish a new branch of the military. the u.s. has a space force of sorts in the form of u.s. air force space command. >> could shakeup the military parade. controversial voting maps in maryland and wisconsin will stay. the supreme court side steps the partisan gerrymandering. go the unanimous ruling is a blow to democrats who argue the republican drawn maps prevented fair representation. in maryland, challenging a district map drawn by democrats. the justices said the lower courts did not act improper...

Space and also the u.s. already has a space force of sorts in the form of u.s. air force space command. the supreme court side stepping two cases that challenge partisan gerrymandering. the justices dodging the question if the voting maps in wisconsin and maryland are legal. it means they will remain in place for the midterms elections. the ruling in the wisconsin case is a blow to democrats who argued the republican drawn maps prevented fair representation. the second case in maryland where the map was drawn by democrats. the justices said the lower court did not act improperly. when call...