#African Americans

Source: Fox News The panelists on “The Five” were fired up Thursday about presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., saying felons in prison, including the Boston Marathon bomber, should be able to vote. On Wednesday, Sanders doubled down on his remarks made at a CNN town hall earlier in

Source: Neatorama A new voting method was proposed in Colorado: quadratic voting. This was the result of some concept work by Microsoft Research economist Glen Weyl. The rules are simple. The number of votes is multiplied by itself. Think of it as X squared. 1 vote? $1.00. 2 votes? $4.00 5

Source: Atlas Obscura People flock to the Atlantic City’s Jersey Shore to enjoy the sun, sand, and other splendors the city has to offer. But forgotten by many is Chicken Bone Beach, which opened in 1900 and was a segregated beach set aside for African Americans. In the mid 20th century, there

Author: Cori Vanchieri / Source: Science News Since people in the United States began dying from the fentanyl-related drug overdose epidemic, whites have been hit the hardest. But new data released March 21 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that African Americans and

Author: Derek Beres / Source: Big Think Chicago’s South Side didn’t have a trauma care unit until last year; the last closed in 1991. Since the Level 1 Trauma Center opened, African Americans have experienced a seven-fold decrease in access in trauma care. Whether immediate trauma care or