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Rights, Health, and the Fight for Truth: Stories Shaping Black America

From ballot boxes to polluted air, these stories trace the systemic pressures Black communities face across voting, health, and environment - and the truth-tellers pushing back.

James Haley
Aug 8, 20262 min read
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Voting Rights & Election Integrity

From Jemar Tisby | @jemartisby.bsky.social

Everything You Were Never Taught About the Voting Rights Act.


From the Tennessee Tribune

Shelby County election officials investigate incomplete ballots reported at early voting site.

Shelby County election officials investigate incomplete ballots reported at early voting site

MEMPHIS, TN — Shelby County election officials are investigating reports that some voters may have encountered an incomplete ballot on a voting machine during early voting at the Christian Life Church location. Officials said the issue appears to have been limited to a single voting machine and was likely caused by human error. Officials estimate that approximately 300 voters may have been affected by the issue.


Public Health & Misinformation

From The Emancipator | @theemancipator.org

With Immigrants Disproportionately Low Income, Study Debunks Narratives that Immigrants Abuse Public Benefits.

New Research: Immigrants Use Less Public Programs Than Citizens

A new Brookings study finds that non-citizens use less public support programs than U.S. citizens, despite being disproportionately more low income.  The study looked at programs like Supplemental Security Income, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and Medicaid. Programs were divided into two categories based on eligibility, since some programs are determined by individual income and […]


From Elizabeth Booker Houston | @bookersquared.bsky.social

Houston debunks RFK Jr.'s claims about vaccines causing autism.


Black Women's Health & Wellbeing

From TheGrio

Dominique Dillon, a newscaster at Fox 13 Memphis who fell asleep on air, is bringing to light the sleep-deprivation crisis Black moms face.

Dominique Dillon didn’t just fall asleep on live TV — she exposed a crisis befalling Black mothers

Dominique Dillon, a newscaster at Fox 13 Memphis who fell asleep on air, is bringing to light the sleep-deprivation crisis Black moms face.


Environmental Justice

From MLK50 | @mlk50.com

Air should be weightless, invisible, life-giving — but in Boxtown, air carries the weight of pollution and a history of resistance.

The Weight of Air

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