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Black and African Studies Programs Are Disappearing From College Campuses
Over a dozen public and private colleges and universities in the US have closed, merged, or scaled back these programs.
Big Tech Is Trampling Native Treaty Rights to Build Data Centers
Tribal consultation isn’t optional, but the corporations building data centers in New Mexico are acting like it is.
Some Black Los Angelenos May Soon Receive Environmental Reparations
New legislation would steer $5 million collected from penalized oil wells into cash aid for 1,000 nearby households.
Robin D. G. Kelley: What We’re Experiencing Right Now Is Fascism
Technologies from Israel have turbocharged surveillance by ICE, Border Patrol, and the Department of Homeland Security.
The EPA Is Planning to Scrap Public Review Rules for Data Center Pollution
Americans strongly oppose data centers in their communities. The federal government wants to make them easier to build.
25 Years Later, We Still Live in the World the War on Terror Made
The war on terror was not inevitable, nor was the extraordinary violence carried out in its name necessary.
Republicans Hurl Islamophobia at Mamdani, El-Sayed Ahead of 9/11 Anniversary
One Republican said the NYC mayor is sending “a message to Osama bin Laden” that Muslims have “conquered New York.”
CUNY Discloses Investments in Israeli Apartheid After Years-Long Campaign
CUNY has direct investments in weapons manufacturers enabling Israel’s genocide, including Boeing and Lockheed Martin.
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.
Protesters Marking 10 Years After Michael Brown’s Killing Face Arrest and Prison
“To say, why were we out there, why were we even protesting … is to gaslight an entire community,” said one supporter.
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.