Category: Economic Development

South Sudanese returnees at a humanitarian shelter camp near Juba, South Sudan. British-Congolese protesters march through London demanding an end to mining exploitation and military abuse in the Democratic Republic of Congo. 0

Don’t Sleep! 13 Things Black Folks Must Know About What’s Happening in Our Communities and Around the World

We’re tracking the world news so you don’t have to. Here’s what matters for our community right now. As we move through the fifth month of the year, the national landscape for the Black diaspora is...

Reimagine Buffalo’s East Side for the People Living There

Build communities for the low- to moderate-income people already living in those neighborhoods. A recent call to build hundreds of new “affordable” housing units on Buffalo’s more than 7,000 publicly owned vacant lots is...

KeShaun Pearson, executive director of Memphis Community Against Pollution, speaks with Democracy Now! about xAI's illegal methane gas turbines polluting Black neighborhoods in Memphis, Tennessee.

“Colossus Failure”: Elon Musk’s Data Centers Face Lawsuit for Polluting Black Neighborhoods in Memphis

As tech companies scramble to build massive new data centers to power artificial intelligence, marginalized communities are bearing the brunt of the environmental harms. In Memphis, Tennessee, Elon Musk’s xAI operates over two dozen...

Supreme Court clears the way for Trump's plans to downsize the federal workforce

Supreme Court clears the way for Trump’s plans to downsize the federal workforce

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court cleared the way Tuesday for President Donald Trump’s plans to downsize the federal workforce despite warnings that critical government services will be lost and hundreds of thousands of federal...

Trump lashes out at Israel and Iran amid accusations of ceasefire violations

Trump lashes out at Israel and Iran amid accusations of ceasefire violations

President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire yesterday, hours after Iran launched a strike against a U.S. air base in Qatar in retaliation for the U.S. bombing of its nuclear sites. CEASEFIRE VIOLATIONS: President Donald...

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