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Gary Mayor Says City Felt “Left Behind and Overlooked” After Weeks Without Power
Eddie Melton, the mayor of the majority-Black city, says infrastructure must be hardened ahead of future severe storms.
Backlash Against Anti-Racism Is a Constant Force Shaping US Politics
Philosopher George Yancy analyzes the contemporary expression of what W.E.B. Du Bois called the “entrails of whiteness.”
Islamophobe Jake Lang Plans “Christian Crusade” Assault on Dearborn, Michigan
The march was organized by an anti-Muslim activist, who Trump formerly pardoned for his role in the January 6 attack.
As Foodborne Illnesses Surge, People Turn to Local Farms for Certainty
Black farmers see a rise in support as cyclospora and salmonella outbreaks drive concerns over industrial food systems.
You Can’t Drink Data: Native Communities Are Resisting the AI Death Cycle
“These are tools to extract from who we are to erase us,” says organizer Krystal Two Bulls.
New Exhibit Imagines Emmett Till’s Life If He Had Come Home Alive
The exhibit comes as the Trump administration escalates attacks on DEI and censors how history is publicly presented.
As Highways Expand, Black Communities Are Threatened With Flooding and Land Loss
Road expansions are repeating a long history of environmental racism and displacement.
As Data Centers Sidestep Tribal Consultations, Tribal Nations Are Fighting Back
A recent New York moratorium gives the appearance of accountability without the structural change that would require it.
Exhibit at Canada’s Human Rights Museum Shatters Myths About Israel’s Founding
Pro-Israel lobby groups have pressured the museum for years not to showcase the stories of Palestinian Canadians.
Many Call Authoritarianism “Un-American.” 250 Years of History Show Otherwise.
A group of Indigenous scholars are countering erasures in US history in Rebecca Nagle’s new “First America” podcast.