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New Nolan Wells details, Nikole Hannah-Jones essay, National Black Man Voter Day (opens the original)
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What I’m ReadingA grand jury said there wasn’t evidence to warrant charges in the death of Nolan Wells, the 18-year-old whose body was found after a party on an island off the Mississippi Gulf Coast. For the Grio, Haniyah Philogene wrote an explainer about the grand jury’s decision. Wells&
CBCF Annual Legislative Conference, fight for reparations, Tasia Fortune update (opens the original)
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Lonnie Bunch retiring from Smithsonian, exploring hanging deaths, ‘P-Valley’ returns (opens the original)
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Black men and yoga, Guilty verdict in Tupac murder, Black writers conference Sept. 5 (opens the original)
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Power restored in Gary, Karen Attiah’s victory, RIP Michael Wright (opens the original)
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