Rent Is Unaffordable In Every Single State In America
Safe and affordable housing is a basic human need and one that is vital during a public health crisis that cannot be brought under control if people do not have…
For Grief-Stricken West Louisville, Hope Looks Like A Grocery Store
Cassia Herron fumed as she watched an armored SWAT vehicle idle in the parking lot across from David McAtee’s barbecue stand in Louisville, Kentucky. It had only been four days…
Behind America’s Mutual Aid Boom Lies A Long History Of Government Neglect
Before COVID-19 hit Nashville, the tornadoes did. In the early morning hours of March 3, a pair of twisters ripped through the Tennessee capital at 165 miles an hour. The…
If We Don’t Solve Racial Injustice, We’ll Never Solve The Climate Crisis
During Hurricane Katrina, Jacqueline Patterson, the director of the NAACP Environmental and Climate Justice Program, was watching the news, seeing Black people on roofs waving anything they could find to…
‘Abolish The Police’ Isn’t New. This Energy Is.
Erica Perry has spent years on the front lines of the police abolition movement. An organizer with the Memphis, Tennessee, chapter of Black Lives Matter and a lawyer with Law…
We Don’t Have To Halt Climate Action To Fight Racism
Late last month, the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer lit a tinderbox of outrage that has been simmering for months, years, generations. That outrage has pulled…
George Floyd Was Killed In America. His Death Has Sparked A Global Movement.
When Mazbou Q. saw the video of George Floyd being killed by an American police officer in broad daylight, he didn’t just see the death of one Black man. He…
They Were Cleaning Up One Of America’s Most Polluted Neighborhoods. Then Came COVID-19.
Margaret Gordon takes a deep breath of fresh air. After decades of working to improve the air quality in West Oakland, California, one of the country’s most polluted neighborhoods, she…
The 15% Pledge Asked 10 Big Retailers To Support Black Businesses. None Signed Up.
As demonstrations against police brutality and systemic racism take over the streets and social media, corporate America has gotten the message that silence is not an option. Cue the flood…
Racism Is A Public Health Crisis. Ohio Wants To Declare It A Statewide Emergency.
As nationwide protests continue over the death of George Floyd, a Black man who was killed when a white Minneapolis police officer kneeled on his neck last month, Ohio is…