New York City’s extreme heat poses a significant threat to New Yorkers living with diabetes, and requires public awareness, policy changes, and investments in public health to combat the mounting crisis.
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Is Trump Winning His War Against Civil Rights Nonprofits?
Equal Justice USA, a social justice nonprofit, was forced to close due to the Trump administration’s budget cuts and the withdrawal of private funding, which has had a devastating impact on the social justice movement.
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Enduring Legacy: Black Funeral Homes Reflect on a Century of Service and Resilience
Black funeral homes have a long history of entrepreneurship and have served generations of Black families, providing services tailored to their needs and creating lasting impacts on communities and the wider economy.
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LMA announces newsrooms in the 2025 national cohort of the Lab for Journalism Funding
The 2025 national cohort of the LMA Lab for Journalism Funding has selected 20 news organizations to participate in a six-month program to develop strategies to fund essential local journalism via philanthropy.
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How’s Your Brain? It Might Be Paying the ‘Black Tax’
Black Americans are 20% more likely to face serious mental health challenges than the overall population, and the combination of mental illness and chronic stress from racism puts them at increased risk of accelerated brain aging and cognitive decline.
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How Ancient Practices at UMBC Heal Old Wounds
Studies have made it clear: Black college students are more likely to observe and experience overt racism and experience microaggressions that communicate that they are intellectually inferior or don’t belong. While those problems […]
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Rising Pregnancy Prosecutions Threaten Rights and Health Care Access
Pregnancy Justice has documented 210 pregnancy-related prosecutions in the year following the overturning of Roe v. Wade, highlighting the growing trend of criminalizing pregnancy and the need for policy advocacy to ensure pregnant women have access to health care and support without fear of criminalization.
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Why We Need More Diverse Special Education Teachers
Teachers of color have been shown to have a positive impact on all students, including students of color with disabilities, yet the special education teacher workforce remains overwhelmingly white, with the proportion of special education teachers of color remaining static even as the student population becomes more diverse.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. : A clear and present danger to American health
Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has been criticized for slashing programs, undermining trust in vaccines, and mishandling health crises, leading to a measles outbreak and rising drowning deaths.
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Poll Finds Rising DEI Skepticism as Black Communities Confront Threats From Project 2025 and Historic Racist Agendas
A new poll from the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows growing public skepticism toward the effectiveness of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs, while civil rights advocates warn that this apathy and denial reflect a dangerous rewriting of history.