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The battle for civil rights continues to this day. Here are some of the Black leaders who laid the groundwork — and those carrying the fight for true equality into the future.

The student debt crisis is a racial justice issue depriving Black and Brown Americans important social and economic mobility.

I thought I would help families by working in the foster care system. Instead I found a system that was quick to separate children from their parents because they were living in poverty.

Everyone should have equal access to an education that includes learning the complete history of this country.

Two cases before the high court will determine whether race conscious admissions policies can be used by universities.

Before heading out to the capitol or your local legislative coffee, make sure you're ready to advocate.

Public schools are not ideological political battlegrounds.

Murray knew that one does not “apply” to be a justice of the Supreme Court. That was an unspoken rule, alongside another implicit requirement: being a white man.

Louisiana legislators are further diluting the power of Black voters, rather than correcting this long-standing problem.