In a First, US Pays Tribes to Move Away From Climate Threats
The Interior Department has selected the winners of a new competition to relocate communities vulnerable to climate change. It could become a model for the rest of the country.
Russia Sends Ill-Trained Draftees Into Combat Amid Losses, Analysts Say
Ukraine’s military and Western analysts say Russian forces are making fruitless attacks in eastern Ukraine and taking heavy losses after a hastily arranged draft added over 300,000 troops.
New US Command and $400 Million More in Aid Signal Longterm US Support for Ukraine
The Pentagon’s resolution to supplying Ukraine with weaponry and the new command are clear signals that the U.S. expects the threat from Russia to Ukraine and its neighbors to persist for years, officials said.
It takes money to end the HIV epidemic among Black women
By Alexa Spencer, Word in Black Data show the HIV epidemic affects Black women at strikingly high rates, but Black women working in public health still struggle to access funds for prevention and treatment. Closing that HIV funding gap is one of the goals of ViiV Healthcare — a pharmaceutical company that creates medicines and
Maryland residents head to polls on first day of early voting
By EMMETT GARTNER, ABBY ZIMMARDI, TIMOTHY DASHIELL AND SHANNON CLARK, Capital News Service SILVER SPRING, Md. — A light breeze and a flurry of yellow leaves followed voters as they trickled inside the Silver Spring Civic Building to cast their ballots. It was one of the many election locations Capital News Service visited on the
New report examines the startling highs – and lows – of mental health treatment in America
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent, @StacyBrownMedia The District of Columbia counts among the top 10 states with the best mental health, or the combination of the lowest prevalence of mental illness and greater access to care, according to Mental Health America’s (MHA) annual State of Mental Health in America report. Wisconsin
NWSA stands in solidarity with Iranian protestors
By Kaye Whitehead, Ph.D. and Beverly Guy-Sheftall, Ph.D. The National Women’s Studies Association (NWSA) is more than just an academic association. We are activists. We are freedom fighters. We are feminists. We are scholars. We understand that there are times when we must speak up because our silence will never protect us, and if we
How racial gerrymandering impacts Black voter power
By Janai Nelson Every decade, the United States Census collects data to shed light on our nation’s shifting demographics and population trends over the previous 10 years. The data are then analyzed and used as part of what is known as the redistricting process, which is how legislative, congressional, and other electoral maps are redrawn
Wakanda Forever: actors reflect on agency and representation for Black and Brown communities at D.C. film premiere
By Deborah Bailey, Contributing Editor For many, the much-anticipated Marvel Studios’ Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, opening in movie theaters nation-wide on Nov. 11, is much more than the fictional next chapter in the journey of Wakanda’s fight for survival after the death of the King T’Challah. T’Challah was portrayed by the late actor, Chadwick Boseman
To Be Equal #43: Elon Musk’s Twitter Takeover Has Unleashed The Worst Of Human Nature
By Marc H. Morial, President and CEO, National Urban League “It is possible that users assumed that language use that could potentially cause a ban or suspension on the platform in the past was no longer a concern. Additionally, anticipation of an unmoderated platform was potentially a source of excitement for certain Twitter users. By