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Hurricane Helene’s Black Survivors Face Floods, Disinformation, and a Threat to Their Vote
After watching the floodwaters rise and swallow the first two floors of her apartment complex in the early hours of Hurricane Helene, Whittenburg accepted her fate: “It got to the point where I had ...
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Two Months Later, Family of Man Fatally Shot by Off-Duty APD Officer Is Searching for Answers
Officer Melvin Potter has been relieved of duty and charged with obstruction of justice after killing Devon Anderson.
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Angela Dennis
Freelancer Angela Dennis is a race and culture reporter based in Tennessee. Her previous work can be seen in the USA Today Network/Knoxville News Sentinel and various other media outlets. Sign up for ...
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Atlanta Inspector General Accuses Mayor’s Office of Obstructing Anti-Corruption Efforts
The City Council voted unanimously in February 2020 to create an office of inspector general at the behest of former Atlanta ...
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‘Ghost Guns,’ Black Communities, and the Case That Could Alter a Crisis
As the U.S. Supreme Court’s new term starts on Monday, find out why this gun regulation case could have serious consequences.
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Black Florida Residents Face a ‘Scarcity of Resources’ as Hurricane Milton Approaches
Milton is likely to bring up to 12 inches of rainfall across west and central Florida, with some localized places seeing up ...
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Indy’s Lost Black Neighborhood: How a University Displaced Thousands
In the 1960s, the school began to acquire around 300 acres of land in area once called Indianapolis’ Black Wall Street.
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Black Voters in Philadelphia Can Tip the Scales Toward Harris or Trump
PHILADELPHIA — There are times where Alyce Hobson, 80, can’t believe what’s happening to food prices. One Sunday in late September, she walked into a Philadelphia grocery store and came out with three ...
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Split Verdict Closes One Chapter for Tyre Nichols’ Family, Yet The Fight Isn’t Over
Sign up for our newsletter to read them each week. Sign up It’s been a grief-stricken road for RowVaughn Wells nearly two years after the fatal beating of her son ...
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How Georgia’s Black Voters Could Be Impacted by the Election Rules Decision
Voting rights advocates say a Fulton Superior Court judge's ruling could help prevent or promote disenfranchisement.
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Sean Campbell
A Black-led organization that was instrumental in turning the red state of Georgia purple – helping Democrats elect President Joe Biden in 2020 and sweep the state’s runoff elections for Senate the ...
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Claire Rafford, Mirror Indy/Open Campus
This article was originally published by Mirror Indy and Open Campus, and is republished through our partnership with Free Press Indiana. Decades ago, Indiana Avenue was the center of Black cultural ...