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Twelve Names, One Board, and Wisconsin’s Quiet Test of Redemption

There’s a hearing happening in Madison on August 21 that most of the country will never hear about, and that’s exactly why UNJ is covering it. Wisconsin’s Commutation Advisory Board will convene to review twelve applications for commutation — a form of executive clemency that can shorten or modify a criminal sentence — with five […]

Voting Rights After the VRA: Why Black Churches Are Doing the Job Washington Won’t

Voting Rights After the VRA: Why Black Churches Are Doing the Job Washington Won’t

Earlier this month, the National Baptist Convention U.S.A. Inc. — one of the oldest and largest historically Black denominations in the country — opened a Center for Social Justice steps from the U.S. Capitol, directly across the street from the Supreme Court. The placement isn’t subtle, and it isn’t supposed to be. NBCUSA President Boise […]

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