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Black mothers are the canaries in the coal mine when it comes to the mental and physical harms of stress from living with gun violence in America. In the U.S., Black people are likelier than white people to reside in impoverished, racially segregated communities with high levels of gun violence. Research has suggested that living […]
Aug. 19, 2023, 12:31 AM EDT By Jon Schuppe, Erik Ortiz and Daniel Arkin LAHAINA, Hawaii — The windswept wildfires that scorched Maui last week were the deadliest in modern U.S. history. Authorities now fear that the death toll will only rise in the days and weeks to come, intensifying the pain of islanders already […]
CNN — Crews in west Maui are doing the devastating work of sifting through the ashes of incinerated homes and beloved landmarks as the death toll from the deadliest US wildfire in more than 100 years is still rising.
9m ago / 8:45 AM EDT Lahaina residents worry a rebuilt town could slip into the hands of affluent outsiders A chronic housing shortage and an influx of second-home buyers and wealthy transplants were displacing residents in Lahaina before the fire and now some are concerned that any homes rebuilt there will be targeted at […]
CNN — The death toll in the Maui wildfire keeps mounting as search teams and their cadaver dogs continue the grim work of sifting through the ruins of burned buildings that once made up vibrant communities on island – including the picturesque town of Lahaina. At least 89 people have died in the fires as […]
Financial Times writer Gloria Li reported today that, “Wheat prices climbed on Monday after Ukraine’s drone strikes against a Russian naval vessel and oil tanker over the weekend raised concerns over the potential impact on supply from the world’s largest exporter. “Chicago wheat futures rose as much as 3.4 per cent to a high of […]
When Black folks testified before the state’s reparations task force about the long-term financial disadvantages they have faced because of slavery’s legacy in California, Assembly Member Reggie Jones-Sawyer of Los Angeles said he could close his eyes and “almost see that person’s enslaved ancestor standing beside them, guiding their souls.” He called the time he […]
When a Black person is killed by the police, Karsonya Wise Whitehead watches the footage, even though it causes her physical pain. Derrick Benson reviews the details of new cases to try to understand what might have happened to his brother, who was killed in police custody. Marisa Renee Lee describes learning about an instance […]
Ivan Samkov // Pexels By Loren Henderson, University of Maryland, Baltimore County and Ruby Mendenhall, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Black mothers are the canaries in the coal mine when it comes to the mental and physical harms of stress from living with gun violence in America. In the U.S., Black people are likelier than […]
By CLAIRE SAVAGE (Associated Press/Report for America) LINCOLN, Ill. (AP) — Dressed in her Sunday best — pink ruffled sleeves and a rainbow tulle tutu — Crystal Martinez’s 4-year-old daughter proudly presents her with a multicolored bouquet of carefully crafted tissue paper flowers. With her 5-year-old son nestled on her lap, laughing in delight, Martinez […]