The U.S. House passed the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, that could undo decades of Southern anti-union laws rooted in racism
Some of the Southās most prominent Black mayors, in four states with the earliest and most competitive primaries, are telling presidential candidates seeking endorsements that they’ll first have to show how they plan to invest in their communities
The murder of hundreds of black farmers, sharecroppers, and businesspeople ā men, women, and children ā took place in the cotton fields of Elaine and the surrounding rural towns of Phillips County in the Arkansas Delta in late September and early October of 1919
“Right now you can’t just work in peace,” she said. “You’ve got to be in fear.”
While all Southern states have laws disenfranchising people while they are incarcerated and on probation or parole, Florida stands out with one of the nation’s most restrictive felony disenfranchisement laws
Trump’s proposed budget would eliminate or significantly decrease federal funding for a number of programs that are crucial for rural communities throughout the South
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