Human Rights/Racial Justice
Call for global fast in solidarity with Gazans on Thanksgiving
Organizations are asking people to join them in a fast on Thanksgiving in solidarity with people suffering from war conditions in Gaza. Groups …
Voters weigh in on need to include growing groups in GA's redistricting
In just over a week on Nov. 29, state lawmakers will return to Atlanta to decide on Georgia's new congressional voting district maps. Grassroots …
Diversifying the workforce can change companies for the better
By Ramona Schindelheim for WorkingNation.Broadcast version by Eric Galatas for Wyoming News Service reporting for the WorkingNation-Public News Servic…
Report cites disparities in crime and policing
The lifetime likelihood of imprisonment for Black men has changed significantly from one generation to the next, according to The Sentencing …
Bush stands by censured congresswoman who says she won't be silenced
Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib, the sole Palestinian-American voice in Congress, was officially reprimanded last Tuesday, but many of her colleagues say …
Censured Michigan congresswoman says she will not be silenced
Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib, the sole Palestinian-American voice in Congress, was officially reprimanded last Tuesday, but many of her colleagues say …
Report finds Kentucky maternal deaths extend into postpartum period
Maternal mortality has increased in Kentucky, and the latest data from the United Health Foundation show more moms - especially those of color - are …
WA cap-and-trade spending falls short for frontline communities
Washington state's Climate Commitment Act promised funds for communities on the front lines of climate change. One group is tracking those dollars to …
Postal Workers become largest union to demand ceasefire in Gaza
One of the nation's largest labor unions has become the latest organization to demand a ceasefire in Gaza as Israel's war with Hamas plays out…
KS ruling broadens access to abortion, reproductive healthcare
A Kansas state court judge has blocked several abortion-related restrictions, in a decision which is bound to have an effect in neighboring Missouri…
Civil rights groups call Texas' proposed laws, razor wire dehumanizing
A set of border security bills under consideration by Texas lawmakers will cause harm to migrants, residents, and state law, according to a state …
Reflecting on AL voters’ fight for fair representation
Many Alabama voters are celebrating the state's new voting maps for congressional districts and the groups who worked to get them redrawn are reflecti…