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EPA promised to address environmental racism. Flint is still waiting
By Yvette Cabrera, Jamie Smith, and Grey Moran On November 2, 2023 This story is published in partnership with the Center for Public Integrity, a newsroom that investigates inequality. FLINT — Civil…
Read MoreAttorney General James Highlights Deep Racial Gaps in Homeownership Across New York
AG Report Finds New Yorkers of Color Are Far Less Likely to Own a Home, More Likely to Be Denied Mortgages, and Face Higher Borrowing CostsDisparities Cost Black and Latino…
Read MoreScholastic will drop policy that makes it easier for school fairs to exclude diverse books
By Associated Press On October 25, 2023 New York — Scholastic Inc. will end a widely criticized policy that made it easier for school book fairs not to sell works…
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A Black Texas student suspended for his hairstyle is shifted to an alternative school
By Jonathan Franklin On October 15, 2023 A Black high school student in Texas who was suspended for more than a month for wearing a natural hairstyle was removed from his school…
Read MoreOhio Issue 1: How similar protections changed abortion in a neighboring state
By Sarah Szilagy On October 17, 2023 COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – With Ohio three weeks away from deciding whether to enshrine the right to abortion in the state constitution, it…
Read MoreOhio is about to vote on abortion rights. Misinformation about the proposal is rampant
By The Associated Press On November 2, 2023 As Ohio residents prepare to conclude voting on a constitutional amendment that would guarantee access to abortion in the state, they’re encountering an array of misleading…
Read MoreTask force created to combat strangulation and rising domestic violence
By Anna Hoffman On October 18, 2023 COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Domestic violence-related homicides in Columbus have more than tripled this year compared to last year. On Wednesday, city, county…
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Ohio effort to protect abortion rights in constitution ‘goes way, way too far,’ Gov. DeWine says
By Andrew Mark Miller On October 22, 2023 As Ohio voters prepare to decide on sweeping changes to the state’s abortion laws, Republican Gov. Mike DeWine has uncharacteristically jumped into the…
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Ohio’s Supreme Court hears the case that could lead to the return of the state’s six-week abortion ban
By Jo Ingles On September 28, 2023 COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday that could determine whether the state’s six-week abortion ban will go…
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