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In a civil rights complaint, Reservoir Hill residents called on officials to look into the disparate harm a federally funded Amtrak project would cause to Black residents of the historic Baltimore neighborhood. (The 19th) capitalbnews.org/black-women-...

Black Women Say An Amtrak Project Threatens Their Baltimore Neighborhood’s Homes — and Childrencapitalbnews.org Residents have worked hard to revive historic Reservoir Hill. A federally funded railroad project could jeopardize their progress and their health, according to a civil rights complaint.

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In Saturday's @CapitalBNews newsletter, I write about Ronnie Wright, who says he was wrongly sentenced to life in prison for killing Andrell Napper. I also spoke to Napper's mom about her healing journey. Sign up here to read it tomorrow morning: capitalbnews.org/newsletters

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Ronnie Wright says he has been wrongly convicted for the 2006 murder of Andrew Napper. Will a written confession prove his innocence? capitalbnews.org/ronnie-wrigh...

Will Another’s Written Confession Be Enough to Set This Man Free?capitalbnews.org Ronnie Wright says he was wrongfully convicted of murder in 2007; his attorneys say withheld evidence could have saved him.

Last week’s SCOTUS rulings were the “shared goal of the conservative movement and the Trump administration,” but they’ll be felt most intensely by the most vulnerable. capitalbnews.org/scotus-chevr...

SCOTUS Allows ‘Big Business’ to Have Greater Say in Federal Regulationscapitalbnews.org The decision may disrupt thousands of rules that have to do with virtually every aspect of American life.

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"This is a monumental retrenchment that students of history would expect." I spoke with Kimberlé Crenshaw about the assault on DEI, "Project 2025," and her disappointment in legacy media for failing to meet the moment. capitalbnews.org/crenshaw-int...

Kimberlé Crenshaw: ‘You Can’t Outrun’ the Attack on Racial Equalitycapitalbnews.org Capital B spoke with the civil rights scholar about “Project 2025” and legacy media’s failure to meet the moment.

Did you watch the presidential debate? Let’s fact check some of the claims Biden and Trump made about their records on the issues Black folks care about: (via Politifact) capitalbnews.org/biden-trump-...

Fact Check: What Have Biden and Trump Done for Black People?capitalbnews.org There's a lot at stake in this year's presidential election. Here's what you may have missed as Biden sparred with Trump in first debate Thursday night

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UPDATE and GOOD NEWS 🚨 After two months of searching for Morgan Farley, who disappeared from her Chicago home on April 3, she has returned home safely. capitalbnews.org/morgan-farle...

Morgan Farley’s Family Never Stopped Looking For Her. Now She’s Back Home.capitalbnews.org She went missing on April 3 and returned home the first week of June.

Update: After two months of searching for Morgan Farley, who disappeared from her Chicago home on April 3, she has returned home safely. capitalbnews.org/morgan-farle...

Morgan Farley’s Family Never Stopped Looking For Her. Now She’s Back Home.capitalbnews.org She went missing on April 3 and returned home the first week of June.

Over the past two decades, nearly 13,000 people have perished behind bars during America's summer months. As heat waves have become more common, these deaths have worsened. capitalbnews.org/michael-broa...

The Growing Crisis of Heatwave Deaths in America’s Prisonscapitalbnews.org Over the past two decades, nearly 13,000 people have perished behind bars during America's summer months.

With electric vehicle manufacturing hubs being built in Black communities, residents are calling on companies to enter community benefit agreements to mitigate residents’ fears of displacement. capitalbnews.org/electric-veh...

Black Communities Fight for a Voice in Electric Vehicle Manufacturingcapitalbnews.org The nation’s goal to increase Black participation in the industry has come with an underlying “peril.”

After a yearslong legal battle, Patrick Braxton will be reinstated as mayor of his hometown, Newbern, Alabama, according to a proposed settlement. After 60 years of no elections, the town has pledged to hold regular municipal elections beginning in 2025. capitalbnews.org/newbern-alab...

After Years of Litigation, First Black Mayor in Rural Alabama Town Gets to Servecapitalbnews.org Patrick Braxton sued the town’s former white administration for conspiring to keep him out of office. A proposed settlement now awaits a judge’s signature.

In 1974, Black families hoped a court-ordered busing decision would integrate Boston Public Schools and lead to better outcomes for their children. 50 years after that ruling, The Emancipator unpacks one of the biggest broken promises in the city’s history: capitalbnews.org/boston-busin...

Is the Promise of ‘Diversity’ Leaving Black Students Stranded?capitalbnews.org From desegregation efforts to DEI, a Wellesley College professor unpacks who actually benefits from diversity efforts.

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For @capitalb.bsky.social #Maynard200 alum Aallyah Wright (@aallyahpatrice.bsky.social) examines a community in unincorporated Joliet, Illinois fighting with all their might (and money) to keep their homes as a company pushes for a truck stop. Read the full story: capitalbnews.org/joliet-illin...

Are you ready for Capital B Fest? We are! Join us for our annual flagship summit live and in person on June 26 - 27 at Pittsburgh Yards in Atlanta as we tackle the most important issues facing Black Americans in 2024. RSVP now: www.eventbrite.com/cc/black-pol...

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After President Joe Biden called for governors to pardon misdemeanor marijuana convictions at the state level, with a stroke of a pen Maryland Gov. Wes Moore pardoned over 175,000. But are pardons enough to rectify the residuals of the '94 crime bill? capitalbnews.org/maryland-can...

Maryland Governor’s Marijuana Pardons a Win for Justice, But Is It Enough?capitalbnews.org President Joe Biden has been calling for governors to follow his lead by pardoning misdemeanor marijuana convictions at the state level.

It’s been two years since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, striking down the federal right to an abortion. Black reproductive justice leaders are holding onto hope. capitalbnews.org/post-dobbs-e...

The Black Reproductive Justice Leaders in a Post-Dobbs Eracapitalbnews.org The overturning of Roe v. Wade has made it even more essential to find creative ways to protect Black women's access to reproductive care

The remaining survivors of the 1921 assault suffered another slap in the face on Wednesday, when the Oklahoma Supreme Court dismissed their lawsuit seeking reparations. Learn more about the yearslong battle here: capitalbnews.org/tulsa-case-d...

Possibly the Final Insult in a Yearslong Reparations Fightcapitalbnews.org The remaining survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre suffered another defeat when the Oklahoma Supreme Court dismissed their lawsuit.

Black people have borne the brunt of the 900% increase in heat-related deaths compared to the 1960s, and all levels of government have failed to offer solutions. Instead, Black community groups have filled the gaps. capitalbnews.org/summer-heat-...

‘We Can't Wait’: How Black Neighborhoods Are Preparing for the Summer Heatcapitalbnews.org Amid scorching temperatures and a slow federal response, Black communities are taking their well-being into their own hands.

In the coming weeks, the U.S. Supreme Court will weigh in on a variety of fraught issues, from a challenge to a crucial medication used in most abortions to ordinances that effectively turn homelessness into a crime. capitalbnews.org/major-suprem...

Your Guide to This Year’s Major Supreme Court Casescapitalbnews.org In the coming weeks, the justices will weigh in on several fraught issues, from emergency abortions to ordinances restricting homelessness.

Jacquenette Cottrell is scared, drained, and damn near bankrupt after trying to save her childhood home from developers looking to build a truck stop in her neighborhood: capitalbnews.org/joliet-illin...

Retirees Want Their Homes. This City Wants a Truck Stop.capitalbnews.org Love’s Travel Stop hopes to build a travel center in the middle of a community outside Joliet, Illinois. Residents sued to protect their land and health.

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This week, I wrote about the “Waverly Two,” who are incarcerated for life for a crime they were acquitted of. In tomorrow’s @CapitalBNews newsletter, I interviewed Terence Jerome Richardson’s daughter, who was 5 when her dad was arrested.

Hurricanes have been proven to disproportionately impact the health, economy, and housing opportunities of Black Americans. With this hurricane season being forecasted as the most active in history, will Black communities finally be protected? capitalbnews.org/record-hurri...

Forecasters Predict a Record Hurricane Season. Will Black Communities Be Protected?capitalbnews.org Black households brace for the dual threat of intensified storms and systemic racial inequities.

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In my newsletter Everything's Political from @capitalb.bsky.social, I write about how my old high school finds itself in the middle of an attack on Black history, and ask readers to weigh in on our political future. Sign up to get it tomorrow morning: capitalbnews.org/everythings-...

Introducing Everything’s Political From Capital Bcapitalbnews.org Our weekly newsletter exploring how politics and Black culture intersect

Terence Richardson was acquitted by a federal jury for killing a police officer, yet he was still sentenced to life in prison. Here’s how it happened, and how he’s fighting for his freedom now: capitalbnews.org/waverly-two-...

Acquitted of Murder Decades Ago, Virginia Man Serving Life Fights for His Freedomcapitalbnews.org A judge has allowed Terence Jerome Richardson to use newly discovered evidence in his petition to have his conviction for killing a police officer overturned.

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Immensely grateful that I could join @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social (whose book is out today!) on URL Media's Twice as Good podcast to talk about the conservative legal movement's attack on Black political power: open.spotify.com/episode/53P5...

The Judicial Assault on Black Poweropen.spotify.com Listen to this episode from Twice as Good on Spotify. Why is the Supreme Court rolling back the clock on our civil rights? In this episode of Twice as Good, Sara and Mitra are joined by two special gu...

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🚨🧵 Terrence Richardson & Ferrone Claiborne were acquitted by a federal jury for killing a Waverly, VA, officer in April 1998. However, because they pleaded guilty to the same crime in state court, the judge used that as an admission of guilt to determine their sentence.

This is one of those rare moments when a white and powerful person is being held to account, yet Trump’s guilty verdict brings to mind the wrenching racial inequality of felony disenfranchisement, a Jim Crow-era relic: capitalbnews.org/everythings-...

Trump Is a Felon as He’s Found Guilty on All 34 Countscapitalbnews.org Everything’s Political, including hush money, the grief looming over Pride, an alarming U.S. Supreme Court opinion, and more.

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As the 103rd anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre nears, I wrote about the intensifying effort to turn "Black Wall Street" into a national monument. capitalbnews.org/black-wall-s...

Inside the Battle to Preserve ‘Black Wall Street’capitalbnews.org Establishing Greenwood as a protected landmark, advocates say, would honor a community that was lost to a racist massacre.

America’s ambitious EV transition has led to the exploitation of Black people at home and abroad. The Congo has seen deaths exacerbated by cobalt mining — a key mineral in batteries. Meanwhile, U.S. EV manufacturing disproportionately pollutes Black communities. capitalbnews.org/congo-clean-...

How Black Lives Became The Hidden Cost of Clean Energycapitalbnews.org Black activists in the U.S. are fighting the exploitation of Black resources and workers in the Congo.