"Tutitive Dare & Tactical Drive To Forge Ahead"
Shelton Muhammad, an African American farmer in Southampton County, Virginia, is calling for urgent public support to help protect his family’s farm from what he describes as a longstanding campaign of harassment, sabotage, and economic suppression led by individuals tied to white supremacist ideologies. For over 15 years, Muhammad and his family have fought to Read More…
As one of the leading causes of death in the U.S., kidney disease is a serious public health problem. The disease is particularly severe among Black Americans, who are three times more likely than white Americans to develop kidney failure. While Black people constitute only 12% of the U.S. population, they account for 35% of those with kidney failure. The reason Read More…
In late May, weeks before Iran bombed Tel Aviv, I peered into my laboratory microscope and saw an array of astonishing images depicting animals, missiles in the sky and more. These weren’t just any images, however: They were sketched out by xylitol crystals as they froze on a slide. I had dripped liquid (heated) xylitol onto the Read More…
Almost three and half years after charges were filed, 18 of 20 were dismissed by a judge and the other two were dropped by the state attorney. Post By Jennifer Hunt Murty A former Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputy has sued Sheriff Billy Woods and two deputies individually seeking monetary damages for claims he was Read More…
Wildlife groups have condemned the killing of a collared lion, part of a research project in Zimbabwe, by a trophy hunter. The incident echoes the infamous case of Cecil the lion, whose death at the hands of an American tourist in the same country a decade ago sparked international outrage. The latest lion, known as Read More…
The Trump administration’s politicization of federal disaster aid was on display over the weekend. President Donald Trump’s provision of disaster aid to help Texas respond to deadly flooding in Kerr County — the conservative-leaning region that helped elect GOP Rep. Chip Roy — was urgent. His approach to recent catastrophes in states led by Democrats? Not so much. The federal Read More…
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