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Members of Congress wearing Kente cloth kneel in Emancipation Hall for a moment of silence to honor George Floyd and victims of racial injustice in June 2020.

Should there be a Black History Month?

By Mary C. Curtis, Joanne Levine and Evan Campbell
Posted February 3, 2022 at 10:02am
White House senior adviser Cedric Richmond, seen here in 2019 as a member of Congress, says people "should be frustrated" with the latest setback on voting right legislation.

Richmond: ‘We’re not giving up’ on voting rights

By Mary C. Curtis, Joanne Levine and Evan Campbell
Posted January 21, 2022 at 3:38pm
Emails made public by the Brennan Center show that President Donald Trump tried to speed up the census process before the 2020 elections.

What do the census, voting rights and democracy have in common?

By Mary C. Curtis, Joanne Levine and Evan Campbell
Posted January 21, 2022 at 10:21am
From left, Reps. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, Cedric Richmond, D-La., Bobby Scott, D-Va., and Robin Kelly, D-Ill., conduct a news conference with members of the Congressional Black Caucus on steps to combat institutional racism in the Capitol Visitor Center on July 1, 2020.

‘Beat them in court, beat them in Congress and beat them at the polls’

By Mary C. Curtis, Joanne Levine and Evan Campbell
Posted January 20, 2022 at 12:55pm
Security barricades the door of the House chamber on Jan. 6, 2021, as pro-Trump rioters disrupt the joint session of Congress to certify the Electoral College vote. Reps. Troy Nehls of Texas, blue shirt, and Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma, right, are also pictured.

Jan. 6, 2021: In their own words

By Jason Dick, Bill Clark, Tom Williams, Chris Cioffi, Evan Campbell and Joanne Levine
Posted January 6, 2022 at 6:00am
Whether it comes to music, dress or the boundary-testing behavior common to all adolescents, discriminatory treatment by police, courts and schools has created a world where Black children don’t get to be children.

The fight for Black and brown children

By Mary C. Curtis, Joanne Levine and Evan Campbell
Posted January 5, 2022 at 8:00am
The Capitol dome and the Capitol Christmas Tree are reflected in the Capitol Reflecting Pool in Washington at sunrise on Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021.

The 2021 Political Theater year in review

By Jason Dick, Evan Campbell and Joanne Levine
Posted December 22, 2021 at 3:38pm
Hundreds are gathered at the Federal Plaza and take streets to protest after Kyle Rittenhouse verdict in Chicago, Illinois, United States.

The politics of equity 2021

By Mary C. Curtis, Joanne Levine and Evan Campbell
Posted December 16, 2021 at 8:00am
Inequity is the common thread between the emergence of the omicron variant and public housing in the US.

What do the battle against omicron and HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge have in common?

By Mary C. Curtis, Joanne Levine and Evan Campbell
Posted December 1, 2021 at 4:01pm
“The right to vote is essential to who America is,” says Marc Morial, CEO of the National Urban League.

‘What has come of America?’

By Mary C. Curtis, Joanne Levine and Evan Campbell
Posted November 17, 2021 at 9:57am