Partner Archives – Scalawag

Scalawag Updates

Anita Hill: Ketanji Brown Jackson's nomination to the Supreme Court signals historic change

by Anita Hill February 28, 2022February 28, 2022

"A Black woman on the Court has potential to expand the judicial imagination."

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When reparations grow from the grassroots

by Ray Levy Uyeda, YES! Magazine January 11, 2022January 10, 2022

A granddaughter's gratitude

by Andrea Morales, MLK50 January 4, 2022January 3, 2022

Exploring the solar system through Indigenous winter solstice traditions

by Rosalyn R. LaPier, The Conversation December 20, 2021December 16, 2021

The longest-running Indigenous radio show in Texas

by Pauly Denetclaw, Texas Observer October 19, 2021October 18, 2021

The Reverend Kenneth B. Thomas Sr., pastor of Bethesda Worship and Healing Center in Jonesboro, Arkansas, hugs Cory Brigham after ordaining him into the ministry during Sunday service on August 15, 2021. All photos by Terrance Armstard for The Guardian.

'We've come this far by faith:' Vaccines, religion, and community in Arkansas

by Sandra L. Combs and Terrance Armstard September 21, 2021September 21, 2021

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A principal leaves his beloved school after an intense year

by Katy Reckdahl and The Hechinger Report August 24, 2021March 9, 2022

For Black cowboys—from inner-city Philly to small-town Texas—horses and riding are a way of life

by Nick Lehr, The Conversation July 16, 2021

A prisoner's apothecary: Solitary Gardens reimagines six-by-nine cells

by Roshan Abraham, Next City June 30, 2021June 30, 2021

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In Alamance County, a battle for racial justice confronts a bloody past and an uncertain future

by Carli Brosseau, ProPublica May 28, 2021July 27, 2021

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The BAmazon Loss and the Road Ahead

by Joe DeManuelle-Hall, Labor Notes April 16, 2021April 16, 2021

The fall and rise of North Carolina's first Black school

by Rupen Fofaria, EdNC.org April 13, 2021April 13, 2021

Scalawag Updates

'Go There Ready for War'—Militia Organizing in North Carolina in the Context of the Insurrection at the US Capitol

by Mab Segrest March 29, 2021April 7, 2021

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In Arkansas, falling behind on rent could mean jail time

by Maya Miller & Ellis Simani, ProPublica; & Benjamin Hardy, Arkansas Nonprofit News Network March 22, 2021March 26, 2021

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Texas' oldest Black university was built on a former plantation. Its students still fight a legacy of voter suppression.

by Alexa Ura, The Texas Tribune March 1, 2021March 1, 2021

Rural Texans faced the same storm—with unique hardships

by Melissa B. Taboada & Sarah M. Vasquez, The Texas Tribune February 22, 2021February 22, 2021

How Black kids reclaimed the whitewashed world of 1920's children's literature

by Paige Gray February 8, 2021February 8, 2021

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1.8 million eligible North Carolina voters didn't cast ballots in 2020. Trump won the state by 74,481.

by Coleen Harry, WFAE January 25, 2021January 25, 2021

A white supremacist coup succeeded in 1898 North Carolina, led by lying politicians and racist newspapers that amplified their lies

by Kathy Roberts Forde & Kristin Gustafson January 18, 2021September 14, 2021

A forgotten coup in the American heartland echoes Trump

by Russell Cobb, The Conversation January 12, 2021January 12, 2021

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Redistricting will impact Texas politics for the next 10 years. Here's how it works.

by Yasmeen Khalifa, The Texas Tribune January 4, 2021January 25, 2021

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Georgia's absentee voting policies benefit Democrats, but they were originally created by Republicans

by Christopher Alston, WABE December 28, 2020January 25, 2021

Doctor who performed hysterectomies on ICE detainees 'operated by a different set of rules' in rural Georgia

by Tina Vasquez, Prism October 19, 2020January 5, 2021