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Innovations by Black farmers remain at the core of sustainable agriculture today. By Tom Philpott, Mother Jones For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’…
Many white people have been moved by the current movement, but how will they respond when true equality threatens their privilege? By Charles M. Blow, The New York Times In…
The top executive is taking a step back after sexual harassment allegations are lifted by anonymous employees By Biba Adams, TheGrio A blog post titled, The Truth About Essence, went…
Reports say that the officers were reenacting the chokehold used on the young man By Biba Adams, TheGrio Three Aurora, Colorado police officers have been placed on administrative leave after…
By Andrew Solender, Forbes TOPLINE – Former Godfather’s Pizza CEO and 2012 Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain was hospitalized for coronavirus on Wednesday, two weeks after he attended President Trump’s…
Wendi C. Thomas, the founder of MLK50, created her own newsroom where she and her team are creating change for their community By Mary Retta, ZORA. Medium Wendi C. Thomas,…
By Brianna A. Smith, TSD Memphis In an effort to move away from supporting problematic businesses while circulating the Black dollar, Ken and Mary Olds, a husband and wife duo,…
By EJI Staff, EJI, Equal Justice Initiative On June 14, 1973, fourteen-year-old Minnie Lee Relf and her twelve-year-old mentally disabled sister, Mary Alice, were sterilized without their knowledge or consent…
By Lisa Ko, PBS Coerced sterilization is a shameful part of America’s history, and one doesn’t have to go too far back to find examples of it. Used as a…
A few things you should know about who you’re voting for on Election Day. By Demetria Irwin, NEWSONE The 2020 presidential election has (rightfully) been the center of political coverage…