Relief, defiance, anger: Families and advocates react to Biden’s death row commutations
COLUMBIA, South Carolina (AP) — Victims’ families and others affected by crimes that resulted in federal death row convictions shared
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Advocates urge Biden to apologize for slavery and take other racial justice actions before leaving office
As lawmakers and advocates push President Joe Biden to issue more pardons in his final days in office after issuing
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Health advocates in Africa worry Trump will reimpose abortion ‘gag rule’ governing US aid
EPWORTH, Zimbabwe (AP) — Carrying her infant daughter, 19-year-old Sithulisiwe Moyo waited two hours to get birth-control pills from a
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Harris uniquely positioned to tackle gun violence in Black communities, advocates say
Gun violence is yet again at the forefront of the national consciousness following Wednesday’s deadly high school shooting in Winder,
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Advocates remain hopeful about justice for Michael Brown and police accountability
The 2014 fatal police shooting of 18-year-old unarmed Michael Brown sparked a movement that saw the emergence of Black Lives
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‘This can be his legacy’: Advocates call for Biden to create reparations commission in final months
Racial justice advocates are frustrated yet hopeful after meeting with White House officials earlier this week in an attempt to
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Black advocates call out Trump’s criminal justice contradictions
NEW YORK (AP) — As Donald Trump lambasted the guilty verdict of his hush money trial this week, he stood inside a
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For 4/20, advocates call on Biden and Harris to go further on marijuana policy
As millions of people around the globe celebrate the cannabis holiday known as 4/20, advocates are calling on President Joe
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US Rep. Jasmine Crockett warns anti-abortion advocates that Viagra could be next
U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, is warning anti-abortion advocates looking to ban an abortion drug to err on the side
Read MoreAdvocates push for privacy laws to protect women seeking abortions from criminalization
Rights advocates are pushing for privacy laws to protect pregnant women from being surveilled and criminalized for receiving abortion care.
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Federal prison deaths report draws scrutiny from prison advocates
Prison advocates are calling attention to a scathing report from the Justice Department that details how mismanagement at federal prisons
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