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Thanks to absentee ballots, drop-off boxes, and curbside voting, people with disabilities turned out in record numbers in the 2020 election. That’s likely to change. Ramin Talaie / Corbis / Getty It’s long been difficult for Americans with disabilities to vote. Inaccessible paths are an obstacle to people who use …

Henry “Enrique” Tarrio, a Proud Boys leader, has been sentenced to prison for burning a Black Lives Matter banner in Washington, D.C. in December of 2020. According to NBC News, after pleading guilty in June, on Aug. 23 Tarrio was sentenced by Superior Court Judge Harold Cushenberg to a total …

Denzel Washington. Will Smith. Dwayne Johnson. These men are not only a few of the most recognizable faces in Hollywood, they are also the top three highest-paid Black actors in Tinseltown, according to a Variety article. The movie stars are part of a list of accomplished actors who have seen …

Photo: Shutterstock (Shutterstock) A three-judge panel in North Carolina ruled 2-1 Monday that the state must restore voting rights for thousands of residents with felonies. Under the current law, residents are barred from voting until they have been fully discharged from probation, parole or suspended sentence. The ruling, by a …

President Joe Biden has been giving climate advocates heartburn. In April, soon after rejoining the Paris Agreement, he set a goal: The United States would cut its greenhouse-gas pollution by 50 percent from 2005 levels by 2030. The White House promised that “a careful interagency process” had produced that goal, …

Editor’s Note: The following article may be disturbing for some readers. On Monday (Aug. 23), an R. Kelly trial witness testified in Brooklyn Federal Court that the singer gave her herpes when she was only 17 years old and then shamed her over it. The New York Daily News reports …

MoveOn praises House passage of John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and calls on the Senate to pass it as well Tonight, MoveOn is celebrating a crucial victory for democracy with the passage of the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act by the U.S. House of Representatives. Once signed into …

Photo: Stuart C. Wilson (Getty Images) Like most good things that happen in life, I re-happened upon Rick Astley’s song “Never Gonna Give You Up,” by accident—and it wasn’t by being Rickrolled, the prank-turned-phenomenon of sending somebody a video link that claims to be one thing—no Amerie…or Ameriie?—but is really …

Why cinemas should embrace vaccine mandates Rya​n Lowry / The New York Times / Redux Last week, I attended my first film screening that required proof of vaccination against COVID-19 upon entry. I presented my Excelsior Pass and photo ID and swanned on in. The entire process took 15 seconds, …

Sonya and Dell Curry, parents of NBA legend Stephen Curry, are reportedly ending their marriage after 33 years. According to PEOPLE, the couple filed for divorce in June. The pair, who met and wed in 1988, also share a daughter, Sydel and son, Seth, who also plays professional basketball. “After …