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A journalist and storyteller focused on rural Black America 🌎 A daughter of the Mississippi Delta 🌻
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These USDA Programs Want to Advance Equity - but They Don't Ask for Applicants' Race

These USDA Programs Want to Advance Equity - but They Don't Ask for Applicants' Race

Capital B — A group of white farmers sued the federal government last year over a $4 billion loan forgiveness program created for farmers of color. The lawsuit stalled payment distribution to Black recipients and pushed the Biden administration to replace the race-conscious program - created to address past discrimination by the USDA - with a race-neutral version.
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The Government Failed to Help Black Farmers. These Women Created a Fund for Them.

The Government Failed to Help Black Farmers. These Women Created a Fund for Them.

Capital B — The U.S. Department of Agriculture's decades of discrimination against Black farmers has resulted in lost land, economic instability, and a decline of diversity in the industry. During the pandemic, access to capital became an even larger barrier for farmers trying to keep their farms or, in the case of new farmers, obtain land.
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Student Loan Forgiveness Is On Hold. What's Next for Black Borrowers?

Student Loan Forgiveness Is On Hold. What's Next for Black Borrowers?

Capital B — A Texas judge this month halted President Joe Biden's landmark student loan relief plan, which aims to forgive up to $20,000 in debt for tens of millions of borrowers. Now, the U.S. Department of Justice is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse the judge's ruling and allow Biden's debt forgiveness program to move forward.
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How Gerrymandering Hurt Black Voters in the Midterms

How Gerrymandering Hurt Black Voters in the Midterms

Capital B — A record number of Black candidates ran for seats in Congress this week, hoping to increase representation in a predominately white legislature. But only a fraction of Black candidates won their races on Nov. 8. One possible explanation: gerrymandering. In Florida, incumbent Rep.
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Why So Many Black Candidates Struggled in the Midterm Elections

Why So Many Black Candidates Struggled in the Midterm Elections

Capital B — Several Black candidates made history on election night: Democrat Wes Moore became Maryland's first Black governor. Maxwell Frost, a 25-year-old progressive activist, won his bid to become the youngest member of Congress. And in Pennsylvania, voters elected their first Black U.S. representative, Democrat Summer Lee.
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The Black Candidates to Watch on Election Day

The Black Candidates to Watch on Election Day

Capital B — The Nov. 8 elections have the potential to be historic, as a record number of candidates are running to become the first Black woman or Black man to hold their office. With diverse faces on ballots nationwide - from governorships to school board races - Tuesday's midterms could increase Black political power across layers of government.
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Meet Deidre DeJear, the Black Woman Hoping to Become Iowa's Next Governor

Meet Deidre DeJear, the Black Woman Hoping to Become Iowa's Next Governor

Capital B — Deidre DeJear is used to being a "first." In 2018, she became the first Black person nominated by a major party for a statewide office in Iowa when she campaigned for secretary of state. Now, she's Iowa's first Black nominee for governor, hoping to unseat Republican Gov.
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Meet the Rural, Black Voters Who Hold the Key to Georgia's Midterm Elections

Meet the Rural, Black Voters Who Hold the Key to Georgia's Midterm Elections

Capital B — WAYNESBORO, Ga. - In the midday heat on a late September afternoon, Shamarius "Sham" Bolton, a 25-year-old lead canvasser with the New Georgia Project, scrolled on his phone to find the next house on his list of registered voters. His task was simple: Talk to residents about their hopes, concerns, and plans for November's midterm elections.
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Jackson's Not Alone. Water Crises Are Plaguing Black Communities Nationwide.

Jackson's Not Alone. Water Crises Are Plaguing Black Communities Nationwide.

Capital B — JACKSON, Miss. - The historic floods that washed across southern Louisiana in 2016 left Joyce Turner Keller's home so damaged she was forced to sleep in her car. The Baton Rouge native had no flood insurance to recover the belongings she lost in the floodwaters.
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Racial Discrimination Lawsuit Against Federal Debt Relief Program Dismissed

Racial Discrimination Lawsuit Against Federal Debt Relief Program Dismissed

Capital B — The class-action lawsuit brought by a group of white farmers alleging that a federal debt relief program racially discriminated against them has been dismissed. Five white farmers sued the U.S. agriculture secretary last year to challenge the constitutionality of a $4 billion debt forgiveness program that targeted socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers, including Black farmers.
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Jackson's Running Water Is 'High-Pressure Poison,' Residents Say

Jackson's Running Water Is 'High-Pressure Poison,' Residents Say

Capital B — Tim Finch first heard about the "messed up" water in Jackson three decades ago as a teenager. The lifelong resident has always believed the city's on-again, off-again, "brown" tap water was unsafe to drink. But as a child in the 1990s, he didn't completely understand why.
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Mississippi Water Crisis Is 'Racism to the Umpteenth Degree,' Residents Say

Mississippi Water Crisis Is 'Racism to the Umpteenth Degree,' Residents Say

Capital B — The water crisis that has left residents of Jackson, Mississippi, struggling to bathe, cook, and flush their toilets has been decades in the making. For years, Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba has asked for financial assistance from the state government to alleviate the city's infrastructure needs.
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Why the Inflation Reduction Act Doesn't 'Level the Playing Field' for Black Farmers

Why the Inflation Reduction Act Doesn't 'Level the Playing Field' for Black Farmers

Capital B — President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law last week, drawing praise for shoveling billions of dollars into clean energy efforts. But while the sweeping measure takes historic steps to address climate issues, some environmental experts have called out its failure to address generations of discrimination against Black farmers.
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Teens' Period Poverty Activism Has Stirred Lawmakers to Action

Teens' Period Poverty Activism Has Stirred Lawmakers to Action

The Pew Trusts — Stateline Daily Daily update - original reporting on state policy, plus the day's five top reads from around the web. Stateline Weekly Weekly newsletter-our best original reporting and analysis every Monday.
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Deadly Bird Flu Sweeps States, Straining Farmers

Deadly Bird Flu Sweeps States, Straining Farmers

The Pew Trusts — Stateline Daily Daily update - original reporting on state policy, plus the day's five top reads from around the web. Stateline Weekly Weekly newsletter-our best original reporting and analysis every Monday.
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Parents Say Mask-Optional Policies Leave Out High-Risk Students

Parents Say Mask-Optional Policies Leave Out High-Risk Students

The Pew Trusts — Stateline Daily Daily update - original reporting on state policy, plus the day's five top reads from around the web. Stateline Weekly Weekly newsletter-our best original reporting and analysis every Monday.
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More States Consider Bills to Prohibit Discrimination Against Black Hair

More States Consider Bills to Prohibit Discrimination Against Black Hair

The Pew Trusts —
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GOP Governors' Cutoff of COVID Benefits Hits Hard in Rural America

GOP Governors' Cutoff of COVID Benefits Hits Hard in Rural America

The Pew Trusts — At least 22 states plan to end the federal weekly $300 as early as June.
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As States Push for Police Accountability, Advocates Focus on Black Trauma

As States Push for Police Accountability, Advocates Focus on Black Trauma

The Pew Trusts — Stateline Daily Daily update - original reporting on state policy, plus the day's five top reads from around the web. Stateline Weekly Weekly newsletter-our best original reporting and analysis every Monday.
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Republican Men Are Vaccine-Hesitant, But There's Little Focus on Them

Republican Men Are Vaccine-Hesitant, But There's Little Focus on Them

The Pew Trusts — Stateline Daily Daily update - original reporting on state policy, plus the day's five top reads from around the web. Stateline Weekly Weekly newsletter-our best original reporting and analysis every Monday.
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COVID Racial Disparities Loom Large in Rural Counties

COVID Racial Disparities Loom Large in Rural Counties

The Pew Trusts — Many rural hospital closures have been in communities of color.
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Mississippi Failed its Residents During a Crisis, So They Helped Themselves

Mississippi Failed its Residents During a Crisis, So They Helped Themselves

YES! Magazine — When a winter storm knocked out water service to tens of thousands of Mississippi residents, it was Black families that were hit hardest-and who organized their own relief efforts. For Rukia Lumumba, this time was different.
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Families Say Athletic Bans Would Exact Toll on Rural Transgender Youth

Families Say Athletic Bans Would Exact Toll on Rural Transgender Youth

The Pew Trusts — Stateline Daily Daily update - original reporting on state policy, plus the day's five top reads from around the web. Stateline Weekly Weekly newsletter-our best original reporting and analysis every Monday.
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'It's Patchwork': Rural Teachers Struggle to Connect in Pandemic

'It's Patchwork': Rural Teachers Struggle to Connect in Pandemic

Stateline.org / The Pew Trusts — Some teachers are hand-delivering reading material to students' homes.
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