4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (333+ words) The ruling upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit from residents who alleged officials allowed lead to contaminate the majority-Black city’s drinking water. After a federal court ruled that the residents of the majority-Black city of Jackson, Mississippi, do not have…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (182+ words) Wilson leaves behind a distinctive Jazz legacy as a multi-time Grammy winner who had one of the most distinctive voices in the genre's history. Two-time Grammy Award-winning jazz singer, songwriter and producer Cassandra Wilson, known for her distinct contralto voice…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (247+ words) The USPS requirements could have prevented some eligible voters from receiving or returning ballots ahead of the November midterms, challengers argued. The new mail-in voting rule would require states to submit lists of mail-ballot recipients to USPS. Outbound and return…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (608+ words) With Bottoms locked in a tight governor’s race, organizers say mobilizing Black Georgians — particularly younger voters — will be critical. Keisha Lance Bottoms has a chance to do what no Black American has ever done in the state of Georgia as…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (489+ words) As Yayoi Kusama’s legacy returns to the forefront, so are the ways in which it has become complicated through anti-Blackness. Yayoi Kusama, the celebrated Japanese contemporary artist who turned vibrant psychedelic polka dots and seemingly endless mirrors into some of…...