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Activist Debra Ramirez has been on the front lines fighting for environmental justice in the greater Lake Charles, Louisiana, region. https://capitalbnews.org/plastic-polution-impact-black-communities/
Plastics and The Cost of Convenience on Black Communities
How Louisiana’s Black communities are fighting to survive in a battle where every breath, every drop of water, and every patch of land is at stake.
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December 7, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Activist Debra Ramirez has been on the front lines fighting for environmental justice in the greater Lake Charles, Louisiana, region. https://capitalbnews.org/plastic-polution-impact-black-communities/
The family of Jada Elizabeth Johnson is weighing its options after a judge dismissed a wrongful-death lawsuit filed against the Fayetteville, North Carolina, police officer who killed her in 2022. https://capitalbnews.org/jada-johnson-fatal-police-shooting-civil-case-dismissed/
After 17 Police Bullets Killed This N.C. Mom, a Judge Has Dismissed Her Family’s Case
Within 30 minutes, Jada Elizabeth Johnson was shot and killed by a Fayetteville officer.
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December 6, 2025 at 10:40 PM
The family of Jada Elizabeth Johnson is weighing its options after a judge dismissed a wrongful-death lawsuit filed against the Fayetteville, North Carolina, police officer who killed her in 2022. https://capitalbnews.org/jada-johnson-fatal-police-shooting-civil-case-dismissed/
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December 6, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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Decades after the Montgomery Bus Boycott, these activists in Chicago turned to Parks’ playbook to broaden disability access. https://capitalbnews.org/rosa-parks-disability-rights/
How Rosa Parks’ Legacy Inspired a New Fight Over Who Could Ride the Bus
Decades after the Montgomery Bus Boycott, these activists in Chicago turned to Parks’ playbook to broaden disability access.
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December 6, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Decades after the Montgomery Bus Boycott, these activists in Chicago turned to Parks’ playbook to broaden disability access. https://capitalbnews.org/rosa-parks-disability-rights/
Within 30 minutes, Jada Elizabeth Johnson was shot and killed by a Fayetteville officer. https://capitalbnews.org/jada-johnson-fatal-police-shooting-civil-case-dismissed/
After 17 Police Bullets Killed This N.C. Mom, a Judge Has Dismissed Her Family’s Case
Within 30 minutes, Jada Elizabeth Johnson was shot and killed by a Fayetteville officer.
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December 4, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Within 30 minutes, Jada Elizabeth Johnson was shot and killed by a Fayetteville officer. https://capitalbnews.org/jada-johnson-fatal-police-shooting-civil-case-dismissed/
Capital B reporter, Adam Mahoney, will be on a panel focusing on climate journalism. RSVP here: tinyurl.com/2p52b29h
December 3, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Capital B reporter, Adam Mahoney, will be on a panel focusing on climate journalism. RSVP here: tinyurl.com/2p52b29h
The Trump administration has deployed federal troops into at least 10 cities, and there are no signs of a slowdown. capitalbnews.org/trump-nation...
A City-by-City Breakdown of Trump’s Immigration Raids and Troop Deployments
The Trump administration has deployed federal troops into at least 10 cities, and there are no signs of a slowdown.
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December 3, 2025 at 9:38 PM
The Trump administration has deployed federal troops into at least 10 cities, and there are no signs of a slowdown. capitalbnews.org/trump-nation...
How Louisiana’s Black communities are fighting to survive in a battle where every breath, every drop of water, and every patch of land is at stake. https://capitalbnews.org/plastic-polution-impact-black-communities/
Plastics and The Cost of Convenience on Black Communities
How Louisiana’s Black communities are fighting to survive in a battle where every breath, every drop of water, and every patch of land is at stake.
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December 3, 2025 at 7:28 PM
How Louisiana’s Black communities are fighting to survive in a battle where every breath, every drop of water, and every patch of land is at stake. https://capitalbnews.org/plastic-polution-impact-black-communities/
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December 2, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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A federal judge in Virginia on Monday dismissed criminal charges filed against New York Attorney General Letitia “Tish” James, finding the handpicked appointment of the prosecutor assigned to the case was unconstitutional. https://capitalbnews.org/tish-james-trump-target-dismissed/
Judge Dismisses Charges Against N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James
Experts warn of the growing target of Black women in public office after President Donald Trump’s first administration set the groundwork.
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November 30, 2025 at 9:09 PM
A federal judge in Virginia on Monday dismissed criminal charges filed against New York Attorney General Letitia “Tish” James, finding the handpicked appointment of the prosecutor assigned to the case was unconstitutional. https://capitalbnews.org/tish-james-trump-target-dismissed/
“If I had funding or grants, I would be willing to plant as much as I can plant just to be able to give back to food banks and the Black community to just help people, period.” https://capitalbnews.org/collard-greens-thanksgiving-holiday/
Why Fresh Collard Greens Are Becoming a Holiday Lifeline in These Communities
From farmers to churches, residents across the country are working together to provide free food for those in need this holiday season.
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November 30, 2025 at 5:48 PM
“If I had funding or grants, I would be willing to plant as much as I can plant just to be able to give back to food banks and the Black community to just help people, period.” https://capitalbnews.org/collard-greens-thanksgiving-holiday/
“My freshman year, I didn’t have anybody there. My sophomore year, you know, we had ‘Friendsgiving,’ we had fun.” https://capitalbnews.org/hbcu-students-friendsgiving-thanksgiving/
The HBCU Students Staying on Campus During the Holidays — And Loving It
Many of those choosing not to head home have instead created a sense of community with their classmates.
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November 29, 2025 at 9:10 PM
“My freshman year, I didn’t have anybody there. My sophomore year, you know, we had ‘Friendsgiving,’ we had fun.” https://capitalbnews.org/hbcu-students-friendsgiving-thanksgiving/
Demonstrators gathered last week in Charlotte, North Carolina, as part of Shutdown Charlotte, a mass mobilization for immigrant rights. https://capitalbnews.org/trump-national-guard-city-updates/
A City-by-City Breakdown of Trump’s Immigration Raids and Troop Deployments
The Trump administration has deployed federal troops into at least nine cities, and there are no signs of a slowdown.
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November 29, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Demonstrators gathered last week in Charlotte, North Carolina, as part of Shutdown Charlotte, a mass mobilization for immigrant rights. https://capitalbnews.org/trump-national-guard-city-updates/
The U.S. Department of Eduction is in the process of gutting its workforce by half, a reduction that raises major concerns for Black borrowers. https://capitalbnews.org/department-education-student-loans-repayment-trump/
Attack on the Department of Education: What Black Borrowers Need to Know
Black college students and Black borrowers could be impacted by the shuffling of agency responsibilities.
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November 28, 2025 at 3:01 PM
The U.S. Department of Eduction is in the process of gutting its workforce by half, a reduction that raises major concerns for Black borrowers. https://capitalbnews.org/department-education-student-loans-repayment-trump/
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November 27, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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From farmers to churches, residents across the country are working together to provide free food for those in need this holiday season. capitalbnews.org/collard-gree...
Why Fresh Collard Greens Are Becoming a Holiday Lifeline in These Communities
From farmers to churches, residents across the country are working together to provide free food for those in need this holiday season.
capitalbnews.org
November 26, 2025 at 6:14 PM
From farmers to churches, residents across the country are working together to provide free food for those in need this holiday season. capitalbnews.org/collard-gree...
Many of those choosing not to head home have instead created a sense of community with their classmates. capitalbnews.org/hbcu-student...
The HBCU Students Staying on Campus During the Holidays — And Loving It
Many of those choosing not to head home have instead created a sense of community with their classmates.
capitalbnews.org
November 26, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Many of those choosing not to head home have instead created a sense of community with their classmates. capitalbnews.org/hbcu-student...
Black college students and Black borrowers could be impacted by the shuffling of agency responsibilities. https://capitalbnews.org/department-education-student-loans-repayment-trump/
Attack on the Department of Education: What Black Borrowers Need to Know
Black college students and Black borrowers could be impacted by the shuffling of agency responsibilities.
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November 25, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Black college students and Black borrowers could be impacted by the shuffling of agency responsibilities. https://capitalbnews.org/department-education-student-loans-repayment-trump/
This month, federal troops were deployed to Democratic-led cities throughout North Carolina, even as a federal judge ruled the administration’s 30-day takeover of Washington, D.C., this summer was unlawful. https://capitalbnews.org/trump-national-guard-city-updates/
A City-by-City Breakdown of Trump’s Immigration Raids and Troop Deployments
The Trump administration has deployed federal troops into at least nine cities, and there are no signs of a slowdown.
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November 25, 2025 at 2:45 PM
This month, federal troops were deployed to Democratic-led cities throughout North Carolina, even as a federal judge ruled the administration’s 30-day takeover of Washington, D.C., this summer was unlawful. https://capitalbnews.org/trump-national-guard-city-updates/
A federal judge in Virginia on Monday dismissed criminal charges filed against New York Attorney General Letitia “Tish” James, finding the handpicked appointment of the prosecutor assigned to the case was unconstitutional.
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Judge Dismisses Charges Against N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James
Experts warn of the growing target of Black women in public office after President Donald Trump’s first administration set the groundwork.
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November 25, 2025 at 2:14 PM
A federal judge in Virginia on Monday dismissed criminal charges filed against New York Attorney General Letitia “Tish” James, finding the handpicked appointment of the prosecutor assigned to the case was unconstitutional.
https://capitalbnews.org/tish-james-trump-target-dismissed/
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Viola Fletcher, the oldest survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, has passed away. She was 111. In recent years, her and other survivors have advocated for making the site a protected landmark to honor the community.
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Inside the Battle to Preserve ‘Black Wall Street’
Establishing the Tulsa neighborhood as a protected landmark would honor a community that was lost to a racist massacre, advocates say.
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November 24, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Viola Fletcher, the oldest survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, has passed away. She was 111. In recent years, her and other survivors have advocated for making the site a protected landmark to honor the community.
https://capitalbnews.org/black-wall-street-national-monument/
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“Striking down Mississippi’s law would mandate massive nationwide overhauls of essential post-election activities and destabilize election administration,” Joshua Tom, the legal director of the ACLU of Mississippi, told Capital B.
Supreme Court Case Threatens Mail-in Ballots for Black Voters
Various historical barriers to casting ballots in person make having a mail-in option crucial.
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November 24, 2025 at 11:45 AM
“Striking down Mississippi’s law would mandate massive nationwide overhauls of essential post-election activities and destabilize election administration,” Joshua Tom, the legal director of the ACLU of Mississippi, told Capital B.
The Ohio police officer who shot and killed Ta’Kiya Young was acquitted Friday on all counts, including murder.
Two Little Ohio Boys Lost Their Mom to Gun Violence. A Grand Jury Indicted the Police Officer Who Shot Her.
An attorney for Young’s family called the outcome “an American tragedy.”
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November 23, 2025 at 10:45 PM
The Ohio police officer who shot and killed Ta’Kiya Young was acquitted Friday on all counts, including murder.