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A man protesting in New York City one year after the violent insurrection in Washington, D.C. Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images

Prosecuting Trump would inevitably be political – and other countries have had mixed success in holding ex-presidents accountable

(Tiempo de lectura: 4 - 8 minutos)

When Attorney General Merrick Garland said on Jan. 5, 2022, that he would prosecute anyone involved in the Capitol riots, he was not only laying out his approach to the sprawling investigation of that attack. He also appeared to be responding to a growing number of people who have pressured him to announce he would criminally charge former President Donald Trump for the role he played in the day’s events.

11 Enero 2022
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por James D. Long

Wanda Cooper-Jones, mother of Ahmaud Arbery, listens as attorneys speak outside the Glynn County Courthouse on July 17, 2020, in Brunswick, Georgia. Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images

‘Southern hospitality’ doesn’t always apply to Black people, as revealed in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery

(Tiempo de lectura: 4 - 7 minutos)

The idea of community and who belongs and who does not was a common theme in the Jan. 7, 2022, sentencing hearing of three white men convicted of killing Ahmaud Arbery.

12 Enero 2022
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Barbara Harris Combs

Stewart Rhodes faces up to 20 years behind bars if convicted of seditious conspiracy. AP Photo/Susan Walsh

Seditious conspiracy charge against Oath Keepers founder and others in Jan. 6 riot faces First Amendment hurdle

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 6 minutos)

The seditious conspiracy charges filed against Stewart Rhodes, founder of the Oath Keepers militia, along with 10 other defendants, opens a new and significant chapter in the events of Jan. 6, 2021.

14 Enero 2022
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Timothy Zick

Martin Luther King Jr. waves with his children, Yolanda and Martin Luther III, from the 1964 World’s Fair in New York City. Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images

Remembering Martin Luther King Jr.: 5 things I’ve learned curating the MLK Collection at Morehouse College

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 5 minutos)

For the past 11 years, civil rights historian Vicki Crawford has worked as the director of the Morehouse College Martin Luther King Jr. Collection, where she oversees the archive consisting of iconic sermons, speeches, writings and other materials belonging to King.

15 Enero 2022
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Escrito por Vicki Crawford

Reproductive rights are at the center of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case before the Supreme Court. Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images

Yes, it’s easier to get birth control than it was in the 1970s – but women still need abortion care

(Tiempo de lectura: 4 - 8 minutos)

A historic ruling on abortion is likely to emerge from the U.S. Supreme Court this year as justices consider whether Mississippi can, in fact, impose a ban on abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy.

20 Enero 2022
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Emily M. Godfrey

Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin is the only Black head coach in the NFL. Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images

Why most NFL head coaches are white – behind the NFL’s abysmal record on diversity

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 6 minutos)

A couple of weeks after the close of the National Football League’s regular season, there is just one Black head coach and one Latino head coach left in the League – Mike Tomlin of the Pittsburgh Steelers, and Ron Rivera of the Washington Football Team, respectively. This follows the firing of Brian Flores by the Miami Dolphins and David Culley by the Houston Texans.

21 Enero 2022
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por George B. Cunningham

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