Black Beekeepers Are Reclaiming Their Relationship With The Land
The relationship between Black folk and the outdoors is often associated with enslavement. Black beekeepers are trying to change that.
TV and film Writers Are Fighting To Save Their Jobs From AI. They Won’t...
While there are clearly limits for how well AI tools can produce compelling creative stories, these tools are only getting more advanced, putting writers on guard.
Another Black Student Punished For White Wrongdoings
Whether it’s student-athletes forced to cut off their hair, or a middle school serving fried chicken to start Black History Month, Black students consistently face racial micro and macro aggressions at school that they don’t deserve.
Cut Down Or Shut Down: Biden Sends Powerful Message To Power Plants
78% of Black people live within 30 miles of a fossil fuel-fired plant. A new EPA proposal regulating emissions could improve the air quality.
The World Can Cut Plastsic Pollution By 80% By 2040. Here’s How
Countries could slash plastic pollution by 80% in less than two decades, according to a new report from the United Nations Environment Programme.
When Floodwaters Rise, So Do Racial Inequities
Runoff from snow caused the Mississippi River to burst its banks, and folks in a mostly Black, low-income area of Iowa are suffering. An issue reflected not just in the state of Iowa- but the country.
House Republicans Punt On National Abortion Ban Amid Fears of 2024 Backlash
House Republicans are abandoning a years-long push by their party to pass a federal abortion ban and are exploring other ways to advance their anti-abortion agenda.
More Than Half Of American Legislatures Are Considering Restrictive Education Laws. Here’s What That...
These education restriction bills often share thematic similarities, seizing on reductive or outright incorrect terminology that has become the epicenter of culture wars over the last several years—namely, critical race theory and "gender ideology."
GOP Leader, Who Voted To Expel ‘Tennessee Three’, Resigns Following Report Of Workplace Harassment
TN Representative Scotty Campbell resigned from his seat following a report that he violated the General Assembly policy on workplace discrimination and harassment. Campbell had been part of the vote to expel Democratic lawmakers who had led a gun reform protest in the chamber a week earlier.
Recovery Of Ralph Yarl Is A Miracle, Attorney Says
Ralph Yarl, 16, rang a doorbell on April 13 and was shot in the head and arm by Andrew Lestner, 84, who opened fire through a locked glass door without any words exchanged. Yarl has been released from the hosptial but faces a long road to recovery.
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Civil Rights Leader Jesse Jackson Released From The Hospital After Treatment...
Rev. Jesse Jackson, a prominent civil rights leader, has been discharged from Northwestern Memorial Hospital following treatment for progressive supranuclear palsy. The Rainbow PUSH Organization confirmed that Jackson, who is now in stable condition, had been receiving care to manage his blood pressure.
