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Black Women Fight for Life in Houston's Most Toxic — and Gentrifying — Neighborhood In Settegast, where the average person dies before retirement age, Black women battle environmental racism and a record increase in cost of living.

Recent research, co-led by Black women researchers and conducted specifically with Black women residents, found that 80% of Black women in this neighborhood live in high-risk soil contamination zones, with 80% of those residents reporting chronic health conditions.
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A new edition of Baltimore Beat. It shows a group of young boys in baseball uniforms

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Pascagoula Residents Seek Buyout, Fearing Toxic Pollution Residents in Pascagoula’s Cherokee Forest subdivision are seeking a mass buyout amid fears of industrial pollution.

After years of lobbying for stronger protections from industrial air pollution, residents of the Cherokee Forest subdivision in Pascagoula, Mississippi, are seeking a mass buyout to leave the neighborhood out of fear for their health.

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Senate Votes to Strip $1.1 Billion From Public Broadcasting in Blow to PBS and NPR The Senate voted early Thursday to strip $1.1 billion in funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, in a severe blow to NPR and PBS.

The Senate voted early Thursday to strip $1.1 billion in funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a severe blow to 1,500 local public stations, as well as PBS and NPR

This muralist paints about power, liberation and love. See his work in Opa-locka Miami muralist Addonis Parker’s latest exhibit displays in Opa-locka

“If the teacher asked me to do something on the board, I would almost collapse,” Miami muralist Addonis Parker said.

But art was a refuge. “I could run to art and create my own worlds where I was brave.”

Profile story by @newsworthy17.bsky.social

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In the Mississippi Delta, Black Farmers Are Rebuilding the Legacy of Land Ownership They are reviving the mission of an association of Black churches that fed and educated Black families after the Civil War.

Someone recently asked: “Why [aren’t] Mississippians in particular no longer passing on farming knowledge?”

My response: They are, and here are some of the Black farmers who are training up the next generation in the Mississippi Delta.

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In New Orleans, Essence Fest Is a Celebration — but Not Always for Black Locals After Hurricane Katrina, the city rebuilt its economy around tourism. Black residents, whose culture powers the city, see little of the profits.

After Hurricane Katrina, the city rebuilt its economy around tourism. Black residents, whose culture powers the city, see little of the profits. capitalbnews.org/essence-fest...

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A crowd of hundreds gathered Monday night at Homewood Soccer Park to honor Jabari Peoples, 18, who was shot to death by a police officer on June 23.

Pinkins Leaves Democrats, Challenging Hyde-Smith as Independent Ty Pinkins says he is leaving the Mississippi Democratic Party and will challenge incumbent U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith as an independent.

Ty Pinkins, the Democrat challenging incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, says he's leaving the party and running as an independent.

He cited corruption and “party insiders who prioritized fundraising over values and vision” while explaining his decision.

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At Horhn’s Swearing-In, Gov. Reeves Vows Support for Jackson Mayor John Horhn urged elected officials to unite for the betterment of Jackson during his inaugural speech on Tuesday.

“Our biggest responsibility is the delivery of hope,” Jackson's new mayor, John Horhn, said at his inauguration. “I was on a radio show the other day and after the show, someone who was listening texted me and said ‘you’re doing a good job, you’ve got to give the people hope.’”

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When I met Ryan Coogler several years ago, we were standing in a group of people chatting, when a woman with visible hearing aids walked up, and he casually began to sign the whole conversation so she could participate. She mouthed “thank you”. He nodded and just kept doing his thing.

How Trump Upended 60 Years of Civil Rights in Two Months

Be sure to sit down with @nhannahjones.bsky.social’s latest piece in the NYT magazine. It’s a sobering reality that we should be shouting from the rooftops. (Gift link)
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The Chan-Zuckerbergs stopped funding social causes. 400 kids lost their school. Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg’s retreat from funding social issues forced the closure of a school Chan opened for disadvantaged families in Silicon Valley.

Priscilla Chan’s decision to stop funding the school she opened to help struggling families shows the risks for communities reliant on wealthy private donors.

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“The NAACP, the movement … they were the ‘other woman’ in my life,” Myrlie Evers-Williams said of her marriage to Medgar Evers. “So when it comes down to love and working together, you make a decision as to what you can tolerate and what you can build on.”

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Norma Michael’s Community Garden Feeds Georgetown Neighbors Norma Michael started the “Sharing Is Caring” community garden in her Jackson neighborhood during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“I had never planted anything. But (I thought), ‘I’m going to obey because the Lord said to do it,’" Norma Michael said about starting the Georgetown "Sharing Is Caring" community garden.

Evictions are harmful to Black mothers' health, their families and their communities A study of Black women in the Detroit area highlights how court-ordered and illegal evictions are associated with premature births and trauma.

A study of Black women in the Detroit area highlights how court-ordered and illegal evictions are associated with premature births and trauma.

Children Beg for Father’s Release After ICE Detains Jackson Man Activists are calling on immigration officials to release Kerlin Moreno-Orellana from ICE custody after his arrest for illegal dumping.

Two brothers, ages 8 and 10, stared nervously into news cameras on June 19, speaking with quiet determination to a group of onlookers much older than themselves.

“We need our dad back home,” the 8-year-old said.

ICE took custody of their father, Kerlin Moreno-Orellana, that morning.

From Watts to D.C.: How 500 Black Neighborhoods Vanished in 45 Years America’s gentrified neighborhoods have lost 500,000 Black people, while gaining residents of every other race, a study finds.

America’s gentrified neighborhoods have lost 500,000 Black people, while gaining residents of every other race, a study finds.
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Children Beg for Father’s Release After ICE Detains Jackson Man Activists are calling on immigration officials to release Kerlin Moreno-Orellana from ICE custody after his arrest for illegal dumping.

Kerlin Moreno-Orellana is in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement after police arrested him and his boss on charges of illegal dumping.

The Jackson, Mississippi, father could face deportation and the possibility of separation from his wife and children.

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South Carolina’s Gullah Geechee Are Denied Their Right to Bury Their Loved Ones For a year, residents on St. Helena Island, South Carolina, have been blocked from their ancestral cemetery by gates erected by property owners.

For generations, Gullah Geechee families on St. Helena Island buried loved ones in the Big House Cemetery.

For a year, private landowners have blocked them visiting and burying their loved ones in the cemetery.

Now, the residents are suing.

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Shooter of two Minnesota lawmakers, families wrote ‘manifesto’ naming more officials With the suspect still on the run, police are notifying other politicians they might be on the list and providing some with security.

The home invader who shot two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses early Saturday wrote a “manifesto” containing the names of other elected officials.

Rep. Melissa Hortman, killed in targeted attack, was a champion for Minnesotan families Hortman worked closely with Gov. Tim Walz to enact policies that prioritized children and families and expanded protections for abortion and gender-affirming care

Melissa Hortman, a former Minnesota House speaker, was assassinated early Saturday in what Gov. Tim Walz called “an act of targeted political violence.”

Here’s a look at Hortman’s legislative history and legacy on key policies.

Activists Rally Against Executing Man for 1976 Murder Anti-death-penalty activists called on Mississippi to stop the execution of Richard Gerald Jordan, the state’s longest-serving death row inmate.

Mississippi prison reform advocate Mitzi Magleby and Dr. Jeff Hood called on the State of Mississippi to stop the planned execution of Richard Jordan, the state’s longest-serving death row inmate.

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🎶 The beat goes on—and so does great journalism.
Our writer Aliyah Veal was nominated for a 2025 AAN Award for Music Writing! Her piece "The Beat Goes On: Mississippi's Music" celebrates our state's rich musical heritage.
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Chattanooga school agrees to pay $100,000 after an 11-year-old was arrested under threats of mass violence law Junior was handcuffed and arrested for allegedly making a threat. His family agreed to a settlement in their lawsuit against his school.

Last year, an autistic student was handcuffed and charged with a felony over an alleged threat of mass violence. Now, @paigepfleger.bsky.social and @aliyyaswaby.bsky.social report his Chattanooga school has agreed to pay his family $100,000. wpln.org/post/chattan... @propublica.org

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We're proud to announce that Nick Judin is a 2025 AAN Awards finalist for the David Carr Award for his investigative reporting on Jackson’s water crisis. Nick’s fearless, in-depth journalism matters—to Mississippi and beyond. Winners will be announced July 11—cheer him on!

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Heather Harrison is a 2025 AAN Awards finalist for her cannabis industry reporting in Mississippi! Final results will be announced July 11—cheer Heather on!

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These mothers fought for their sons killed by police. Now they’re fighting for the country. The Mothers Against Police Brutality are bringing their individual experiences of tragedy together to empower police reform.

Black and Brown women have been central to the fight for police reform — before and during the rise of Black Lives Matter.

Many are driven to advocacy while grieving their children, nieces, nephews and others killed by police. For @19thnews.org, I spoke with women about this work and its future.

'Three strikes and you're out': JSU alums, lawmakers critiqueIHL Graduates and Mississippi lawmakers of the state’s largest historically Black university say they’re frustrated with the college board after JSU's third leadership turnover.

Graduates and Mississippi lawmakers of the state’s largest historically Black university say they’re frustrated with the college board after JSU's third leadership turnover.

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Pulitzer Prize Board gives special citation to pioneering journalist Chuck Stone - Poynter He made an impact as columnist, university professor and co-founder of NABJ.

Once called the “most influential journalist in Philadelphia,” the late Chuck Stone was a legendary figure first to his readers, then to fellow Black journalists and later to college students.

On Monday, the Pulitzer Prize Board awarded him a special citation. www.poynter.org/business-wor...