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A Death Revives Concerns About Police Brutality Six Years After National Reckoning

Not everyone at Lloyd Gilmore’s funeral knew him well. One woman, who had ironed her clothes two days in advance, said she just wanted...

EPA Rollback Could Bring Dirtier Air to Black Communities

by Willy Blackmore For decades, highways and industrial corridors have exposed Black communities to disproportionate levels of diesel pollution. As the Trump administration eases clean truck...

She’s 11 months from possible parole. Krystal Clark fears she won’t survive to see it.

This story was originally reported by Ebony JJ Curry of The 19th. Meet Ebony and read more of their reporting on gender, politics...

When the Missing Stay Missing: The Crisis of Disappearing Black Americans

by Jennifer Porter Gore In January 1973, a 27-year-old Black woman named Cheryl Lanier vanished from San Francisco. No one filed a missing persons report for...

Aaron Mair: Sierra Club Crisis Is About Governance, Power

Aaron Mair, the Sierra Club’s first Black president, speaks out on the “pattern of disposal” targeting Black men in environmental leadership. Dr. Angelo A. Williams EDITOR’S...

The Color of Trust

By Ben Jealous In politics, fear has a color. For most of American history, that color has been Black. No ad has taught that lesson more brutally...

Aaron Mair: Sierra Club Crisis Is About Governance, Power

Aaron Mair, the Sierra Club’s first Black president, speaks out on the “pattern of disposal” targeting Black men in environmental leadership. Dr. Angelo A. Williams EDITOR’S...

Why Teaching Black History Is Sacred Work

From scripture to family stories, passing down history helps Black children understand who they are — and whose shoulders they stand on. by Rev. Dorothy S....

What We Can Learn From Octavia Butler in Times of Chaos

Steven Barnes and Tananarive Due are leaning into Butler’s Afrofuturistic vision to save hearts “in the midst of stress.” By Aaron Foley  In case you haven’t...

Right-Wing ‘DEI Watchlist’ Targets More Federal Employees

Close-up of an eye showing the details in the iris and sclera.   By Jennifer Porter Gore This article was originally published on Word In Black. Overview: The far-right nonprofit...
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