By Willy Blackmore Originally appeared in Word in Black The cause-and-effect (and effect, and effect) of climate change is abundantly apparent in Louisiana’s Saint John the Baptist Parish. Sandwiched between […]
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Protecting Their Dream Homes from a Fracking Nightmare
By Ben Jealous Forever home. That’s how folks from Aurora I met last week describe the houses they bought outside Denver. Now those dream homes are caught in what may […]
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To Be Young, Gifted, and Green
By Willy Blackmore Originally appeared in Word in Black From the children of famed activists who have thrown themselves into the family business to local organizers who simply responded to […]
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Latest Stats Show America’s Continued Love Affair with Mass Incarceration
By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia Preliminary data released by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) revealed a notable increase in the number of individuals held in local […]
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Anti-Censorship Group Expands Fight Against Book Bans
By Aziah Siid Originally appeared in Word in Black If freedom of expression is deeply ingrained in American society, why were more than 3,000 book bans reported in the 2022-2023 school year? […]
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“Bondage” & the Impacts of Slavery
By Martha Heimberg Bondage at Undermain portrays the trauma of slavery erupting from the tight gene pool of an island plantation. It’s a wise child who knows his own father,” […]
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Multiple Suspects Sought After Shooting Incident at Morgan State University
Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley and Morgan State University Police Chief Lance Hatcher told reporters that the incident happened around 9:25 p.m. when university police officers, on their regular patrol, detected gunfire from the campus. The victims, aged between 18 and 22, which include four men and a woman, sustained injuries that are reported to be non-life-threatening.
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Prosecutors Charge Nevada Man for the Murder of Tupac Shakur
Nevada prosecutors have indicted Duane Keith Davis on one count of murder with the use of a deadly weapon and with intent to promote, further or assist a criminal gang in the shooting death of hip hop icon Tupac Shakur 25 years ago.
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Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson, Switching Political Affiliations, and the Ethics of Partisanship
Eric Johnson, the Mayor of Dallas, has been accused of betraying his constituents after announcing his switch to the Republican Party, despite having been re-elected unopposed in May of this year.
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New Pew Research Center Study Reveals Black Americans’ Concerns About Negative News Coverage and Calls for Informed Journalism
Black Americans are increasingly demanding fair and informed news coverage that accurately reflects their experiences and perspectives, with 76% expressing the importance of journalists covering all sides of an issue and 73% stating the necessity of understanding the historical context behind the stories.