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Advocates and politicians call for extending work permits to long-term undocumented Texans
More than 1.4 million Texans cannot legally work despite paying $4 billion in taxes and wielding a spending power of $33.9 billion
Why isn’t PEN America paying its incarcerated literary prize winners?
Recent winners of PEN America’s Prison Writing Awards are missing a total of $925 in payments—a small fortune in prison
Beauty and heartbreak in eastern North Carolina
In this Q&A with Prism, filmmaker Resita Cox discusses her new documentary “Freedom Hill,” a “poetic love story” to Black folks in Princeville, the first town chartered by Black people in America—and one at constant risk of being washed away
Politics & Democracy
Reject AIPAC member urges deescalation in response to Iran’s retaliation
Justice Democrats spokesperson emphasized the urgent need for deescalation in the Middle East and an end to U.S. financial support for the Israeli military
Economy & WOrkers’ Rights
Apple employees demand CEO Tim Cook speak up for Palestinian lives
A letter signed by workers alleges the company has “no intention” of supporting Palestinians
Movement for palestine
Columbia students speak out about suspension over pro-Palestine event
The suspensions prohibit the students from attending classes, extracurricular activities, and entering Columbia’s campus without prior arrangements
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Gender & LGBTQIA+
Attorneys file first brief urging Supreme Court to overturn Dobbs
The brief argues the decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization is not workable
Climate & Environment
DOJ acknowledges illegal trespass on tribal land but stops short of demanding pipeline shutdown
The amicus brief marks the first time the federal government has offered its own legal analysis in the case
crime, Reform + Abolition
Never eat the candy on your pillow: Circle of trust
When I first heard Hamlet’s soliloquy, it opened a doorway in my mind. “To be or not to be?” This simple question shocked me to life
Immigration
Black undocumented immigrants are erased from immigration narratives and the larger American story
More than 619,000 Black undocumented people reside in the U.S., and they are denied a sense of belonging across every space they occupy
Race
Anti-Blackness shapes school discipline—even in school settings composed of students of color
A growing body of research illustrates how colorism informs the experiences of dark-skinned Black girls, who are far more likely to experience suspension or detention
Education
Alabama boosts education spending with a pay raise for teachers
Alabama’s education system has been facing a decline in enrollment and a decrease in the number of educator prep graduates
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