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LATEST NEWS FROM THE NETWORK
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President Trump slashed the Department of Education. What does it mean for the Valley’s multilingual learners?
May 06, 2025
The president recommends cutting hundreds of millions of dollars from programs that aid English learners and migrant students.
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The Fight to Be Believed: Long COVID’s Toll on Black Americans
May 05, 2025
Black people made up about 32% of long COVID cases, one study found, but are “not being taken as seriously,” said one patient.
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Behind the Plants: Living in the Shadow of Industry on Cancer Alley
April 17, 2025
Between Baton Rouge and New Orleans lies a 150-mile stretch along the Mississippi River known as Cancer Alley. This region hosts over 150 petrochemical facilities and oil refineries—the highest concentration of such industries in the Western Hemisphere.
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This Georgia Case Could Decide the Future of Gullah Geechee Land on Sapelo Island
April 16, 2025
Residents have been in a fight with county leaders over their voting rights and zoning changes that threaten to lead to displacement.
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Millions of Americans don’t speak English. Now they won’t be warned before weather disasters.
April 14, 2025
An internal memo reviewed by Grist showed the National Weather Service has stopped translating radio alerts in the southern region, a move that has enraged workers in the local offices.
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Liberation Lineages
March 04, 2025
A photo series celebrating lineages of liberation through Afro-descendant land stewardship across South Texas, Western Cuba, and la Costa Chica de México.
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Amid furor over diversity efforts, VMI board ousts school’s first Black superintendent
February 28, 2025
The 10 board members who voted against a contract extension for retired Maj. Gen. Cedric Wins were appointed by Gov. Glenn Youngkin.
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America’s Digital Demand Threatens Black Communities with More Pollution
February 25, 2025
The collective costs of artificial intelligence and data centers are disproportionately harming Black households.
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A new social space for the LGBTQ+ community will open this spring in Charlottesville
February 14, 2025
Pres. Donald Trump’s return to power prompted one local transgender woman and other members of Charlottesville’s LGBTQ+ community to mobilize.
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This Black Family Won’t Back Down After Court Allows Railroad to Take Their Land
February 11, 2025
After a judge ruled that a railroad could take their land, landowners in Sparta, Georgia, are appealing the decision to the state’s Supreme Court.
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Feeling emboldened, NC agencies taking ASAP approach to DEI efforts
February 07, 2025
Some have done it quietly. Others publicly. In eliminating diversity initiatives, North Carolina is joining a host of companies and colleges.
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Congress Failed to Renew Critical Funding Program for Rural Schools
January 27, 2025
With a March deadline looming, will lawmakers renew the vital support?
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Founders of central Virginia outdoor activity groups want more Black people to hike, run or walk — here’s why
January 22, 2025
Research shows there are many health disparities affecting Black Americans that can be prevented or mediated by physical activity. Yet, safety concerns coupled with fear of racial profiling in predominantly white neighborhoods can often make Black people hesitant to run or walk outdoors.
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Dearth of women in top higher ed leadership in North Dakota causes concern
January 21, 2025
Those raising the profile of the issue point out that nationally and within the state, women account for between 50-60% of enrollment and graduation rates in higher education. Currently only one woman is in a position of leadership among 11 institutions.
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After Helene and Milton, Farmworkers Play an Outsized Role in the Cleanup
December 18, 2024
A Futuro Media, Center for Public Integrity, and Columbia Journalism School investigation found the disaster recovery and cleanup crews post-climate disasters are disproportionately made up of immigrants and often receive little if any formal training.
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