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Black Kids Are 2x More Likely To Drown. This Organization is Offering Free Swim Lessons.
Outdoor Afro aims to help Black children become strong swimmers so they can safely get a break from the summer heat.
Oak Bluffs: The Legacy of Black Martha’s Vineyard and Black Artists
While many people think of Martha’s Vineyard as white, one neighborhood has been the refuge of the Black community, especially artists.
In New Orleans, Essence Fest Is a Celebration — but Not Always for Black Locals
Although the event celebrates Black culture, New Orleans’ Black residents do not necessary reap the rewards of their city hosting it.
Inside prison walls, here’s how a book program is changing lives
Reginald Betts, who discovered how hard it was to find books in prison, helped spearhead this project to provide prisoners with books.
Confederacy group sues Georgia park for planning an exhibit on slavery and segregation
The state park, which has the largest Confederate statue, plans an educational exhibit about white supremacy and its connection to slavery.
Can College Prep Programs Survive Trump’s War on DEI?
The Education Department has warned colleges that they will lose funding for any admissions programs that “favor one race over another.” The Trump administration has gone after several prestigious colleges for promoting diversity, equity and inclusion.
Ireland’s ‘untold black history’ focus of exhibition
A new exhibit reveals the often untold Black heritage of Northern Ireland throughout time, from Vikings to World War II.
Plaques on slave trader statues reveal wrongdoings
Revealing The City’s Past is a community-led project that helps visitors to London reinterpret statues of historic figures who owned slaves.
‘The Ancestors Were Speaking’: My Pilgrimage to Ghana
As a point of origin in the transatlantic slave trade, Ghana has preserved forts and dungeons where countless enslaved people were bought and sold ahead of the harrowing Middle Passage.
Amid attacks on DEI, a US nonprofit offers reparations, education and healing: ‘We’re looking to fill the gap’
Thanks to support from donors, one Louisiana organization can help some descendants of enslaved people while other support is stripped.
How one father developed a doula program for dads
Joshua Liston-Zawad, who sought a way to be more involved when his wife gave birth, started a program to help other dads to the same.
PPFA Patient: Women’s Health Care Hangs in the Balance
As Congress considers the president’s budget bill, millions fear life without access to health care.
‘A dog cemetery would not be treated like this’: the fight to preserve Black burial grounds in the US
The Bethesda African Cemetery Coalition has been fighting to preserve local cemeteries from new developments for nearly a decade.
Inside HIV Activists’ Plan To Save Lives as Trump Guts Federal Funding
Cedric Sturdevant founded Community Health PIER to reduce health disparities in the Mississippi Delta in the wake of HIV funding cuts.
Colossal Polluter: NAACP Moves to Sue Musk in Memphis
Ahead of an anticipated lawsuit, the NAACP and Southern Environmental Law Center are filing a complaint with the Environmental Protection Agency. They allege that the Colossus’s electric power plant, which produces enough electricity to power a small city, is making a bad situation worse for the neighborhood’s Black residents.
Supreme Court takes up religious claim by Rastafarian whose dreadlocks were cut by prison officials
Damon Landor, who had grown his hair for nearly 20 years, was nearly finished with his sentence when forced to cut his dreadlocks.
Harvard hired a researcher to uncover its ties to slavery. He says the results cost him his job: ‘We found too many slaves’
When a study at Harvard revealed more connnections between the school and slavery, research was slowed and discouraged.
What Do ICE Raids Teach Kids?
Quintessa Williams that ICE raids are an act of terror against Black and other children of color, some of who are afraid to leave home.
As DEI disappears from major retailers, Shop Red Bag gives Black-owned brands a new home
Candi Carter’s website Shop Red Bag connects marginalized shop owners and activist buyers while big retailers are rolling back DEI initiatives.
