Alaska Black Caucus Intensifies Push for Equity, Rights, and Policy Accountability
Dek: The state’s leading Black advocacy organization is scaling its civic engagement, media presence, and policy education efforts. Brief: The Alaska Black […]
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Black in Alaska Project Expands Statewide, Deepening Cultural Visibility
Dek: A growing multimedia initiative is reshaping how Alaska understands its Black residents through storytelling, art, and public programming. Brief: The Black […]
Climate‑Driven Flooding Highlights Racial Inequities in Disaster Recovery
Subhead: As flooding intensifies in towns like Elba, new reporting shows Black homeowners across Alabama and the South face greater vulnerability and […]
Alabama’s New Voting Assistance Restrictions and DEI Ban Raise Civil Rights Alarms
Subhead: Two new state laws—one criminalizing absentee ballot assistance and another banning DEI programs—are expected to disproportionately harm Black voters, students, and […]
Alabama’s Black Belt Transportation Crisis Exposes Deepening Economic Segregation
Subhead: A new statewide report shows how failing infrastructure and nonexistent transit systems trap Black rural residents in cycles of isolation, poverty, […]
Arkansas Walmart Worker Killed After Attacker Claims ‘Demon’ Told Him to Strike
A late-night shift at a Conway, Arkansas Walmart turned deadly when 32-year-old employee Jordanne Drinkwater was fatally stabbed by a man who […]
NYC Mayor Mamdani Unveils Sweeping Racial Equity Plan — and the DOJ Immediately Pushes Back
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has released the city’s first‑ever Preliminary Citywide Racial Equity Plan, a sweeping framework designed to confront […]
Artemis II’s Toilet Trouble — and the Larger Story of Commander Victor Glover Leading America Back to the Moon
When the Artemis II crew radioed NASA about a malfunctioning toilet aboard the Orion spacecraft, the moment briefly punctured the pristine mythology […]
Resurrection Sunday: How Black and Brown Communities Fill Sanctuaries With Faith, Memory, and Collective Hope
Across the country, as dawn breaks on Resurrection Sunday, Black and Brown communities step into a tradition that has carried generations through […]
THE HUMANOID CENTURY: How Robots Are Rewriting Work, Intimacy, and Power — And What It Means for Black Futures
Humanoid robots are no longer science‑fiction props. They are clocking into warehouses, greeting customers in retail, assisting elders in care facilities, and […]