George Floyd Square in Minneapolis remains a site of remembrance and healing five years after Floyd’s murder, and the community is continuing to work towards justice and a safer world.
Category: National
Posted inCriminal Justice
The Promise of Violence
The Department of Justice has canceled 371 grants to community-based organizations, health care institutions, and municipalities working to prevent violence and save lives, leaving many communities to struggle for oxygen as violence surges.
Posted inNational
The Post-Floyd Backslide: More Crime, and a Police Crackdown
Five years after the murder of George Floyd, the racial reckoning has come to an end, with corporations reneging on their pledges, and the Trump administration rolling back policies that were meant to address racial equity, leading to a potential increase in crime and police crackdowns.
Posted inOpinion
Organizing Will Always Be the Answer for Social Change
Organizing is a powerful tool for workers to advocate for their rights and protect themselves from injustice, and it has proven effective in achieving benefits such as healthcare coverage, family leave, and workplace safety standards.
Posted inBusiness
Black-Owned Businesses Face New Threats
Black-owned businesses have experienced historic growth in recent years, but are now facing new threats from declining small business optimism and anti-DEI executive orders from the Trump administration.
Posted inThe Weekend
Friday Newsletter: May 23, 2025
Top Stories for Friday, May 23rd, 2025 Local National News The 89th Legislature Check out our Latest E-Edition K-12 Education Mental Health Culture Spirituality
Posted inWomen
GOP’s “Beautiful” Bill Endangers Black Women’s Health
Black women and low-income communities are at risk of losing access to essential healthcare services, including Medicaid and reproductive care, due to the GOP’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” which cuts Medicaid and defunds Planned Parenthood.
Posted inCulture
The NEA’s Rejection of the Classical Theatre of Harlem Isn’t About Art
The Classical Theatre of Harlem was unexpectedly excluded from this year’s National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) funding list due to a new policy priority that threatens to silence certain voices and erase certain communities.
Posted inEducation
Don’t Call It a Comeback, Segregated Schools Have Been Here for Years
The U.S. Department of Justice’s decision to end a long-standing federal school desegregation order in Louisiana could signal the beginning of a bigger unraveling of the legal protections Brown v. Board made possible for Black students, who are already facing racial inequities in access to quality education.
Posted inOpinion
A Dangerous Precedent: Criminalizing Black Women’s Leadership
Congresswoman LaMonica McIver was arrested and charged with assaulting law enforcement officers while conducting oversight of a federally operated immigration detention center, reflecting a dangerous precedent of criminalizing Black women’s leadership.