Perspectives

A College Intern’s Guide To The Importance Of Local Journalism

Over the past eight weeks, I have received the incredible opportunity to intern for NJ Urban News via the New Jersey Civic Information Consortium. This is the writing of what I learned in those eight weeks.

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Some states made data centers pay thiere own way. Others handed the bill to you. Virginia settled this question in 1882.

The Neo-Colonial Fix Is In

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Frederick Douglass Defined Himself When The State Wouldn’t. Now The SAVE Act Asks Who Counts.

From Reconstruction's poll taxes to the SAVE Act's proof-of-citizenship rules — a look at how paperwork has long shaped who can vote in America.

Juneteenth Reminds Us Of Black Americans’ Long Struggle For Education Following End Of Slavery