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Pennsylvania overhauled its sentencing guidelines to be more fair and consistent − but racial disparities may not disappear so soon

According to the state’s new guidelines, juvenile convictions that are 10 years or older should no longer be considered when determining a person’s sentence. Seksan...

Criminal justice algorithms: Being race-neutral doesn’t mean race-blind

by Duncan Purves, University of Florida and Jeremy Davis, University of Florida Justice is supposed to be “blind.” But is race blindness always the best...

Ketanji Brown Jackson faces confirmation hearings: 7 questions answered

by Alexis Karteron, Rutgers University - Newark Confirmation hearings for Ketanji Brown Jackson, nominated to be the first Black female justice on the Supreme...

Biden nominates Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court: 7 questions answered

by Alexis Karteron, Rutgers University - Newark President Joe Biden made good on his promise to nominate the first Black female justice to the...

What Americans hear about social justice at church

Politics, social justice and faith come together each week in many religious leaders’ sermons. AP Photo/Andrew Harnik – and what they do about it   by R. Khari...

Now What? How the Chauvin Trial Impacts Police Reform and Black America

As the judge read the verdict, I was tense, holding my breath and silently bracing myself.  Like most of us, I did not know...

Black News Channel’s Kelly Wright interviews President Trump

by Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent In a surprise, President Donald Trump sat down with the Black News Channel to discuss a wide...

After Obama: Black women convene annual summit in the nation’s capital

The National Coalition on Black Civic Participation (NCBCP) and the Black Women’s Roundtable (BWR) recently hosted the Sixth Annual BWR Women of Power National...

Add Economic Justice to the Black Agenda

The groundswell for criminal justice reform has become nearly daily headline news. Demonstrations spanning the nation and many parts of the globe have demanded...

Stars ask to help Obama change drug, jail policy

RUSSELL SIMMONS   LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lil Wayne, Ron Howard, Scarlett Johansson and Kim Kardashian are all on the same page when it...

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