5-Year Legal Battle Pays Off for Black Residents Who Sued Their City for Condemning Their Propertiescapitalbnews.org The state Supreme Court vacated a lower court’s decision to dismiss a discrimination case brought by three Black property owners.
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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.
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.
Millions May Lose Internet Benefits if Lawmakers Don’t Actcapitalbnews.org The Affordable Connectivity Program provided up to $30 discounts on internet service for low-income households.
Dollar Stores Force Local Grocery Stores to Close. This Woman Opened One Anyway.capitalbnews.org Such community stores can provide relief for people living in food deserts, but operating them can be challenging.
What It’s Like Living With Limited Access to Internet in the Black Rural South – The Markupthemarkup.org Across the rural South, about 38% of Black households don’t have home internet, a higher percentage than White people in the same region and the national average
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This North Carolina City Wants to Raze Black Properties. Residents Say It Destroys Generational Wealth.capitalbnews.org The state Supreme Court will decide how a lawsuit by homeowners in Kinston will proceed.
Black Residents Battle Against Tennessee GOP’s Effort to Ban Reparationscapitalbnews.org State lawmakers plan to vote on April 10 on legislation that would ban local governments from studying or disbursing restitution.
Rural Georgia Community Keeps Fighting Despite Railroad’s Win to Take Their Landcapitalbnews.org A hearing officer with the Georgia Public Service Commission says a private company can take land from 18 property owners in Sparta for a new spur.
The Legacy of Black Cowgirlscapitalbnews.org Ahead of Beyoncé’s release of “Cowboy Carter,” we spoke to Black women and girls making waves in rodeo.
The Fight to Protect One of America's Last Historic Black Communitiescapitalbnews.org Residents are facing threats to sell their land and development projects that could affect their mental and physical well-being.
In This Ohio County, a Historic District Attorney Race Spotlights Police Killingscapitalbnews.org Franklin County, Ohio, went 22 years before a law enforcement officer was indicted for an on-duty death.
A Year After Attempted Land Grab, Hilton Head Elder’s Case Is Settledcapitalbnews.org A family spokesperson says the developer must cease contact with the family and make improvements and repairs at Josephine Wright’s home.
Rural America Has an Eviction Crisis, Toocapitalbnews.org New research using a national database found that Black rural households have eviction rates four times higher than white households.
60 Years After the Civil Rights Act, Equal Opportunity Is Under Attackcapitalbnews.org The impact of continued assaults on DEI and voting rights are examined in a new Urban League report.
South Carolina Punished a Black Woman for Protesting. Her Supporters Demand Her Release.capitalbnews.org Brittany Martin’s attorneys with the state chapter of the ACLU are appealing her conviction.
Once a Refuge From Segregation, Juke Joints Still Inspire Black Joywww.bonappetit.com For Black folks in the South, the juke joint is a world of escapism through drinks and dance.
Young Black Farmers Energized Despite Land Loss and Racist Historycapitalbnews.org A recent report by the USDA shows a decline of Black farms and producers, but a slight increase in new farmers.
Searching Your Family Tree? Here’s How You Can Find Its Roots.capitalbnews.org We spoke to Shelley Murphy, a genealogist and family historian, about resources to help you uncover your history.
‘We Owe it to Gracie’: A Look Inside This Family’s Quest for Reparationscapitalbnews.org Almost 170 years later, the Black descendants of an enslaved woman are in pursuit of land and money gifted in a will that their ancestors never received.
How Black Rural Americans Navigate Internet Issuescapitalbnews.org Black rural Americans use community resources to stream funerals and order groceries due to the digital divide.
Digital Redlining and the Black Rural Southcapitalbnews.org Across the region, about 38% of Black households don’t have home internet, a higher percentage than white people in the same area and the national average.