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The American church's complicity in racism

The American church's complicity in racism

For centuries, racism flourished in the American church. Has anything really changed? Jemar Tisby, the author of the new book "The Color of Compromise" says no. He believes white supremacy is still alive in the church. It's just gone underground.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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U.S. agency tightens immigration rules to spotlight child marriage

U.S. agency tightens immigration rules to spotlight child marriage

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services released new rules for officers to identify visa petitions in which spouses are minors. No minimum age requirement for such requests currently exists.
by Sasha Ingber

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'Church of Safe Injection' offers needles, naloxone to prevent opioid overdoses

'Church of Safe Injection' offers needles, naloxone to prevent opioid overdoses

The group says it has 18 chapters in eight states, all of them funded by private, anonymous donations. Members distribute free and clean drug-use supplies even at the risk of being arrested.
by Deborah Becker

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Many presidents have declared emergencies, but not like Trump has

Many presidents have declared emergencies, but not like Trump has

When President Trump declared a national emergency on the Southern border on Friday, he claimed the move was routine -- even as he acknowledged the administration is likely to face legal challenges.
by Scott Horsley

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Supreme Court to decide if 2020 census includes citizenship question

Supreme Court to decide if 2020 census includes citizenship question

The high court agreed to a speedy review of a lower court's ruling that stopped Trump administration plans to use the census to ask whether every person living in the country is a U.S. citizen.

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ICE halts force-feeding of detained hunger strikers in Texas

Immigration and Customs Enforcement has come under pressure to explain why it was force-feeding detained asylum-seekers protesting their detention. Nine of the 12 hunger strikers are from India.
by Richard Gonzales

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Racial disparities in cancer incidence and survival rates are narrowing

Racial disparities in cancer incidence and survival rates are narrowing

African-Americans still have the highest death rate and the lowest survival rate of any U.S. racial or ethnic group for most cancers. But the "cancer gap" between blacks and whites is shrinking.
by Patti Neighmond

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ChangeMakers: Leslie Redmond, youngest leader of Mpls. NAACP

ChangeMakers: Leslie Redmond, youngest leader of Mpls. NAACP

Leslie Redmond, 26, became the youngest president of the Minneapolis branch of the NAACP when she was elected to the position in March. She is pursuing her law degree and Master of Business Administration at St. Thomas University.
by Christine T. Nguyen

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