The US’s Biggest County Jails Are Sites of Extreme Environmental Injustice After first being forced to live in chemically toxic communities, Black and Brown people are then incarcerated in jails where they cannot escape some of the worst pollution in the nation. “Jails worsen things like traffic pollution and the degradation of natural resources.” For Read More…
The Gannt Report: The “filibuster” was created in the U.S. Senate to give the minority back in the day, which were a group of white supremacists, a chance to discuss their ideas on the benefits of slavery. Filibuster rules were subsequently changed so any Senator could block any bill from consideration or debate including bills Read More…
The parents of the student whose dreadlocks sparked the case vowed not to cut her hair. The highest court in all of Jamaica ruled on Friday in favor of a school that demanded a student cut her dreadlocks over “hygiene” reasons in order to attend classes. The student’s parents vowed not to cut their daughter’s Read More…