The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which funds PBS, NPR, and other public media outlets, will close on September 30th after the U.S. government withdrew funding, potentially resulting in the closure of up to 80 NPR stations and the loss of children’s programming, weather updates, and disaster alerts in rural areas.
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Posted inSocial Justice
FBI Records on MLK Jr. Released Despite His Family’s Opposition and ‘Continuing Grief’
The Trump administration released records of the FBI’s surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr., despite opposition from his family and the civil rights group he led, containing over 240,000 pages of documents that had been sealed since 1977.
Posted inEnvironmental Justice
Apparently, Planting Trees Is a DEI Plot
Support Our Urban Landscape, a Black-run nonprofit in New Orleans, has lost funding from the Trump Administration’s war on diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, which would have allowed them to plant 5,000 trees across the city to combat the urban heat-island effect.
Posted inOpinion
Importance of Truth Telling in Journalism in a Political Atmosphere of Censorship
The First Amendment guarantees the freedom of speech and press, but the Trump administration is attempting to eliminate the independent press by limiting access to the White House and allowing favoritism in the press pool, potentially leading to a tyrannical government and the erosion of American democracy.
Posted inEducation
Gender Disparities in High School Graduation Rates: Unearthing Root Causes and Seeking Solutions
By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia In communities across America, the disparity in high school graduation rates between Black students and their counterparts of other racial backgrounds has […]
Posted inCulture
Help Wanted: Reporters to Cover Beyoncé and Taylor Swift
America’s largest newspaper chain has placed a help wanted advertisement for two distinctive job listings on its platform: a Taylor Swift reporter and a Beyoncé Knowles-Carter reporter. These “appointed specialists” will be integrated into USA Today and The Tennessean teams, Gannett’s Nashville-based publications, signaling an ambitious endeavor to bolster their coverage of iconic figures in popular culture.
Posted inPolitics
After winning impeachment fight, Paxton still faces felony fraud case and an FBI investigation
After a 10-day trial, Texas senators on Saturday voted to acquit Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on allegations of bribery and corruption, clearing him to return to his duties as the state’s top lawyer.