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Georgia Voters: Here’s How to Legally Vote Even if You’re on Brian Kemp’s Can’t-Vote List | Yahoo News

October 16, 2018

Facebook0Twitter0MailKat Armstrong Yahoo News The Georgia Governor’s race is making even more headlines this week — and not just because Democratic hopeful Stacey Abrams could become the US’s first-ever Black woman governor. News spread Thursday that the Republican candidate, current Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp, has been accused of using his position to suppress […]

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The Supreme Court Justice Who Forever Changed Affirmative Action | The Atlantic Justice Lewis Powell’s ruling in the 1978 case Regents v. Bakke buoyed affirmative action—but in the process, it transformed how colleges think about race and equality in admissions.

October 16, 2018

Justice Lewis Powell’s ruling in the 1978 case Regents v. Bakke buoyed affirmative action—but in the process, it transformed how colleges think about race and equality in admissions.

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Emaciated, mutilated, dead: the mental health scandal that rocked South Africa | The Guardian When 1,700 vulnerable and mentally ill people were moved from specialised care facilities to unlicensed organisations in a bid to save money, nearly one in 10 died

October 16, 2018

When 1,700 vulnerable and mentally ill people were moved from specialised care facilities to unlicensed organisations in a bid to save money, nearly one in 10 died.

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Beaten by Amazon and Walmart, Sears faces the end after 125 years | The Guardian The company, once a staple of the American lifestyle, is expected to file for bankruptcy after years of losses

October 16, 2018

The company, once a staple of the American lifestyle, is expected to file for bankruptcy after years of losses.

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To Have Black Hair in America | Shoppe Black Sixth grader Faith Fennidy was expelled on her first day of school for wearing braided extensions.

October 15, 2018

Sixth grader Faith Fennidy was expelled on her first day of school for wearing braided extensions.

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Why one nurse is running for Congress | Politico, Pulse Check The midterm elections are about health care — especially for one former HHS staffer mounting a challenge for Congress.

October 15, 2018

The midterm elections are about health care — especially for one former HHS staffer mounting a challenge for Congress.

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Newark Museum Names New Director | The New York Times New Jersey’s largest museum has a new leader. On Wednesday, the Newark Museum announced that Linda Harrison had been selected to succeed Steven Kern as director and chief executive officer.

October 15, 2018

New Jersey’s largest museum has a new leader. On Wednesday, the Newark Museum announced that Linda Harrison had been selected to succeed Steven Kern as director and chief executive officer.