Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans is still grappling with the aftermath of the storm, as the city’s Black population has declined, rents have skyrocketed, and gentrification has displaced many of the city’s residents.
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Innovation With Intention: The Power and Diversity of Black-Owned Ventures
Black entrepreneurs are redefining entrepreneurship with their holistic health ventures, tech startups, and education tech solutions, creating a legacy of innovation and impact in their communities.
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August 22, 2025 | Weekly Windup
Here’s news to know going into the weekend. Editor’s Top Story of the Week Have a great weekend!
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Industrial Heat Pumps Could Clear the Air in Black Neighborhoods
A new report from the American Lung Association finds that replacing 33,500 fossil fuel boilers with zero-emission heat-pump boilers could significantly reduce emissions and pollution, prevent 33 million asthma attacks, and save $1.1 trillion in health care costs by 2050.
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When a President Tries to Whitewash Slavery
Whitewashing slavery is a dangerous and calculated erasure of the truth, and if we are to move forward, we must remember it for what it was and call it by its true name.
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Word In Black Expands Leadership and Operations With Four Strategic Hires
Word In Black has added three new employees and appointed Patrick Washington as Interim General Manager, with funding from Knight Foundation and John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, to support the organization’s mission of informing, uplifting, and empowering Black communities through trusted journalism and authentic storytelling.
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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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What Sha’Carri Richardson’s Arrest Reveals About Black Men and Abuse
Sha’Carri Richardson was arrested last month for allegedly assaulting her partner, Christian Coleman, sparking a conversation about Black men as victims of intimate partner violence and the stigma that often silences them.
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Back-to-School Prep Must Include ACE Trauma Scores Discussion
As children return to school this year, teachers and families will face more than just academic challenges. Increasingly, they must also navigate the emotional and behavioral aftermath of Adverse Childhood […]
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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.