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Experts Discuss Implications Of Abortion Restriction On Women’s Health

The Bloomberg School of Public Health detailed the stark implications of the historic June 2022 Supreme Court abortion ruling.

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.

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Facts Compete With Conspiracy Theories After WHCD Attack

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt and Fox News reporter Aishah Hasnie were both met with speculation and conspiracy theories after an attempted attack at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, with some suggesting the attack was staged.