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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.
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.
The Odyssey Challenges the Right-Wing Myth of a “Golden Past”
The new film pushes back against MAGA attempts to use a fetishization of the ancient world to legitimizing bigotry.
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.
Tyrin Johnson Is Dead. Memphis Is Occupied. This Is Militarized “Public Safety.”
Tyrin Johnson’s killing is part of a larger militarization unfolding in Memphis, Tennessee, under Trump.
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.
Bar Association May Soon Upend Diversity Standards for Accredited Law Schools
Organizers are fighting another possible surrender to racism in higher education.
The Anti-Indigenous Slur in the Declaration of Independence Speaks Volumes
The US Declaration of Independence frames Indigenous resistance as aggression and colonial violence as self-defense.
Judge Orders USDA to Restore $127 Million in Federal Grants to Farmers
The Trump administration had yanked the money away from organizations led by and in support of Black farmers.
Frederick Douglass’s Words Are More Relevant Than Ever on US’s 250th Birthday
In his powerful speech, “What, to the American slave, is your 4th of July?” Douglass spoke truth to power.