‘The volumes of guns are now so high that many people just use a gun to solve conflict when even that person might have tried something different in the past.’
Hazel Trice Edney
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Proposed rail merger would ramp up environmental injustice
This merger has massive implications to communities near the rail routes impacted by the merger—especially communities of color.
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Rail merger would weigh heavily on poor and Black communities
At issue is a proposed $31 billion merger between Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern railroads, a transaction that will have massive implications while delivering little in discernable public benefit.
Posted inOpinion
An end to the digital divide is in sight
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the nationwide rollout of 5G home service can help solve this problem.
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Groundbreaking for expanded African American Civil War Museum prepares D.C. corridor for influx of visitors
A groundbreaking in the nation’s Capital took place Oct. 17 for a monumental $45 million expansion of a facility to honor Black veterans of the Civil War.
Posted inGo Green, Local & State, National, News
Mostly White environmental groups downplay Black issues
As environmental justice battles rage around the country, thousands of African American children and adults are being left out of the conversation.