13th Amendment
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit heard oral arguments on Monday in a civil rights lawsuit accusing St. James Parish, Louisiana, of implementing discriminatory land-use policies that have disproportionately harmed majority-Black neighborhoods. Plaintiffs Inclusive Louisiana, Mount Triumph Baptist Church, and RISE St. James allege that the parish’s 2014 land-use plan “effectively codified”…
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On this day, March 6, we commemorate a pivotal moment in American history: the infamous ruling of Dred Scott v. Sandford in 1857. It was a legal battle that began as a quest for freedom but ended up shaping the course of the nation’s future. In 1846, Dred Scott, an enslaved Black man, and his…
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A groundbreaking two-year investigative journalism has uncovered a troubling connection between America’s largest maximum-security prison, the Louisiana State Penitentiary, and major food brands. The investigation has revealed that brands such as McDonald’s, Walmart, and Cargill benefit from this shadowy workforce. Formerly a slave plantation, the prison, known as Angola, now serves as the epicenter of…
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