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# March 2, 2020 | Vol. 195 No. 7 March 2, 2020 |  

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Vol. 195 No. 7

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Issue name

March 2nd, 2020 | Vol. 195, No. 7 | U.S.

Issue date

March 2, 2020

Location

U.S.

Related categories

[Society](/vault/subject/society/)

[Civil Rights](/vault/subject/civil-rights/)

[Courts](/vault/subject/courts/)

[Education](/vault/subject/education/)

[Economy](/vault/subject/economy/)

[Immigration](/vault/subject/immigration/)

[Crime](/vault/subject/crime/)

[Labor](/vault/subject/labor/)

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## Table of Contents

BusinessEntertainmentHistoryIdeasPoliticsU.S.WorldOthers

### Business

[Business](/section/business/)

### How TIME Re-created the 1963 March on Washington in Virtual Reality

### Entertainment

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### James McBride's 'Deacon King Kong' Is a Rich Novel About the Places That Make Us Who We Are

### History

[History](/section/history/)

### How Martin Luther King Jr. and Motown Saved the Sound of the Civil Rights Movement

Motown was the first label to release a posthumous complication of King’s major speeches

[History](/section/history/)

### Behind the Making of TIME's Martin Luther King Jr. Cover

Thomas says he understood the need to convey both King’s standing as a historical figure and his legacy

### Ideas

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### Inside the Making of TIME's Equality Issue

Go behind-the-scenes with the making of TIME's issue devoted to equality

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### 'We Had to Shut Up and Listen.' What Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade Learned About Equality From Their Daughter Zaya

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### Janet Mock: How Television Can Be a Force for Political Change

Janet Mock on producing the upcoming Netflix series 'Hollywood'

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### How Healthcare Costs Hurt American Workers and Benefit the Wealthy

How is it possible that Americans pay so much and get so little? 

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### The American Dream Remains Inaccessible for Many Black Americans. Here’s How We Can Fix That

Data can help us understand and address inequality

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### String Theorist Brian Greene Wants to Help You Understand the Cold, Cruel Universe

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### Angelina Jolie: The Cost of Inaction in Syria is Too High

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### 'Of Course She's Not O.K.' The Conversation That Changed How I Thought About Early Motherhood

### Politics

[Politics](/section/politics/)

### 'This Could Make or Break the Election.' How States Are Battling Over Who Gets to Vote in the 2020 Election

Voter-access laws may determine victory in 2020 and beyond

### U.S.

[U.S.](/section/us/)

### Nearly 6 Decades After the Civil Rights Act, Why Do Black Workers Still Have to Hustle to Get Ahead?

Here's why black Americans have to hustle more

[U.S.](/section/us/)

### Bryan Stevenson: We’re Taking the Wrong Approach to Criminal Justice Reform

Stevenson is the founder of the Equal Justice Initiative

[U.S.](/section/us/)

### School District Borders Can Worsen Inequality. These Students Are Fighting for a Better Education

66 years and counting after Brown v. Board of Education, American education remains highly segregated

[U.S.](/section/us/)

### These 16 People and Groups Are Fighting for a More Equal America

These activists and leaders want to make our world more equal

[U.S.](/section/us/)

### 'There Is Not Some Separation Between Jesus and Justice.' How Rev. William J. Barber II Uses His Faith to Fight for the Poor

The pastor attracted national attention as the leader of the 'Moral Mondays' protests

[U.S.](/section/us/)

### 8 Radical Ideas for a More Equal America

From baby bonds to universal paid leave

[U.S.](/section/us/)

### 'A Mask for Racial Discrimination.' How Housing Voucher Programs Can Hurt the Low-Income Families They’re Designed to Help

[U.S.](/section/us/)

### She Coined the Term ‘Intersectionality’ Over 30 Years Ago. Here’s What It Means to Her Today

Kimberlé Crenshaw on why all inequality is not created equal

[U.S.](/section/us/)

### We Tried to Find the Most Equal Place in America. It Got Complicated

Inequalities in the U.S. are pervasive along racial lines, which makes quantifying equality complicated

[U.S.](/section/us/)

### What Kids Say They Want to March for Today

Their responses are inspiring 

### World

[World](/section/world/)

### How Germany's Election Will Affect the E.U.

[World](/section/world/)

### A Year After Christchurch, Jacinda Ardern Has the World's Attention. How Will She Use It?

The New Zealand prime minister earned international acclaim for her leadership in the face of tragedy. Now she has to persuade her country to keep the faith

### Others

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