Eerie ‘HELP’ messages spotted in LA lot on Google Maps spark worry across internet
The signs, which began circulating social media last week, included various words and slogans, such as “HELP” and “TRAFICO,” ...
Redlining in Stoner Hill
Part VII of our series on the history of Stoner Hill examines how the Home Owners Loan Corporation (HOLC) and the Federal ...
The Climate Crisis Is a Housing Crisis. Black Communities Are Paying the Biggest Price
The climate crisis isn’t just about the availability and cost of housing. It's also about location and quality.
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Displacing Black Time and Space in Philadelphia
Top-down urban planning and redevelopment doesn’t just disrupt maps and economies. Remaking Black communities like North ...
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Costco swapping out Pepsi products at food courts, CEO confirms
CEO Ron Vachris confirmed Costco “will be converting our food court fountain business back over to Coca-Cola” during the ...
Black communities are using mapping to document and restore a sense of place
When historian Carter Woodson created “Negro History Week” in 1926, which became “Black History Month” in 1976, he sought not ...
Judge OKs newly redrawn Nassau County legislative map, impacting this year's elections
The second lawsuit, filed last February by the Brooklyn-based advocacy group New York Communities for Change, alleged racially polarized voting occurred in Nassau and the redistricting plan "dilutes ...
This new app gives a unique tour of Oklahoma's Black history
Oklahoma Black Living Legacy will introduce a new mobile app that shines a spotlight on people and places integral to ...