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Trump Administration Attempts to Stop Reparations to Black Community in Illinois
The motion is an “attack on the revived hope that Black communities have felt” from the program, said its architect.
Trump’s Attacks on Black Power and Freedom Show How Far We Still Have to Go
Thinking on the Black freedom struggle from June 19, 1865, to now, where do we collectively want to see ourselves next?
Over 160 Years After Abolition, Anti-Black Racism Still Structures US Economy
Scholars Michelle Holder and Jeannette Wicks-Lim share their analysis of the formation of US anti-Black racism.
British Politicians Accuse Elon Musk of Stoking Racist Violence in Belfast
Musk encouraged his base to take to the streets shortly before rioters stormed immigrant neighborhoods in Belfast.
Iran’s Soccer Team Says US Revoked Its Ticket Allocation Ahead of World Cup
The US has posed numerous obstacles for Iran’s soccer team, and is now restricting other participants.
San Diego Mosque Shooting Follows Decades of State-Enabled Anti-Muslim Violence
Seeking safety from state institutions that enact anti-Muslim violence is a contradictory strategy.
Climate Gentrification Is Hitting Miami’s Black Neighborhoods Hard
As sea-level rise makes once-desirable neighborhoods untenable, Black Miami residents face rising rents and land grabs.
Federal Judge Upholds Infamously Brutal Farm Labor at Angola Prison
The judge's ruling rejected a request to end the prison's use of grueling farm labor as a disciplinary measure.
Federal Judges Block Alabama From Using Racially Gerrymandered Congressional Map
The panel had been ordered to review its decision on the map after a recent SCOTUS ruling gutted the Voting Rights Act.
Black Farmers Warn Pollution Is Changing The Food on Our Plates
Air pollution is stripping nutrients from staple crops central to Black diets.
Black Workers Are the Canaries in the Coal Mine During Trump 2.0
In 2016, Trump asked Black voters what they had to lose if he was president. In 2026, the answer is clear.
Gutting Voting Rights Act Is Just First Step in Far Right Plan to End Democracy
Curbing access to the ballot brings us closer to the far right's techno-feudalist dream of a "Dark Enlightenment.”
UC Is Finalizing Its Land-Use Rules Without Involving Directly Impacted Tribes
Some Native leaders say the omission is not an oversight -- it is a structural problem baked into the framework itself.