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David Lee / Netflix Does She's Gotta Have It Live Up to Its Promise?
Four Atlantic writers discuss the Netflix adaptation of Spike Lee’s 1986 film, and the ways the series exceeds and falls short of its potential.
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Eric Risberg / AP How New Jersey Is Leading the Post-Bail Revolution
A new report shows how far the rest of the U.S. has to go to catch up on bail reform.
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Jeff Roberson / AP How Municipal Courts Target Low-Income Communities
A new federal report explains why the number of people jailed for unpaid fines can’t be fully quantified across the U.S.
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Matt Rourke / AP Criminal-Justice Reform Survives Its First Stress Test
Why didn’t the fall of former Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams on fraud and corruption charges doom his reform-minded agenda?
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Gerald Herbert / AP Why New Orleans Leads the U.S. in Wrongful Convictions
Louisiana just passed a suite of prison-reform bills, but that may not put a huge dent in incarceration rates.
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Rich Pedroncelli / AP Why Jails Are Booming
A new report from the Prison Policy Initiative shows that the populations of local jails are swelling for reasons that have little to do with crime.
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Amy Harris / AP No Prison for Big Freedia
The New Orleans Bounce music legend has been caught in the crosshairs of the city’s complicated housing policies.
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Rogelio V. Solis / AP Why a Mississippi City Is Just Now Being Forced to Desegregate Its Schools
A federal judge says Cleveland, Mississippi, must finally comply with a historic ruling the U.S. Supreme Court made more than 60 years ago.
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Fitzgerald Publishing Company Harriet Tubman Was My Wonder Woman
The black history icons I learned about as a child were larger-than-life—and they prepared me to grapple with America’s racial past.
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Eric Gay / AP Virginia Tightens Concealed-Carry Laws
The state announced the end of its concealed-carry permit reciprocity with 25 states on Tuesday.
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HBO Show Me a Hero: Home at Last
The HBO miniseries’ tragic final act concludes with residents moving into their new homes.
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Lee Celano / Reuters Why Louisiana Fought Low-Income Housing in New Orleans After Katrina
During the massive rebuilding, the state imposed a moratorium on all new subsidized units. The city is still paying the price.
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HBO Show Me a Hero Breaks Ground
Yonkers finally complies with an order to build public housing, causing a mixed response of triumph, outrage, and acceptance from residents.
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Gerald Herbert / AP The Laboratory of New Orleans
Following the destruction of Katrina, the city has—in many ways—become a site of experimentation.
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Paul Shiraldi / HBO Show Me a Hero: Welcome to Yonkers
The HBO miniseries from The Wire creator David Simon follows an embattled city resisting efforts to build public housing.
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The Joyful Noise of Janelle Monae
The first in a three-part discussion of the singer's new album, "The ArchAndroid", which debuts this week
