This was a week in which the headlines barely scratched the surface. Black women are being killed at alarming rates, voting rights took a gut punch in the Supreme Court, and the IMF is sounding alarms about a world barreling toward militarization. Meanwhile, a silent crisis affecting hundreds of thousands of women went largely unnoticed, and an entire community is signaling loud and clear that business as usual is not working. Read on to learn more.
- A blow to Black political power: The Supreme Court just dealt a major blow to Black voting rights, striking down Louisiana’s majority-Black congressional district in a 6-3 decision. Civil rights groups say the ruling guts what was left of the Voting Rights Act and could open the door for Republican-led states across the South to redraw maps that silence Black voters. Community members and advocates are devastated but say the fight is far from over. Keep reading at Capital B.
- Black femicide is a public health crisis: Black women are being murdered at four times the rate of white women, and experts say it’s a silent public health crisis. Survivors are speaking out, and researchers are sounding the alarm on what they call “Black femicide.” The numbers are alarming, the media coverage is lacking, and the pattern is only getting worse. Keep reading at Capital B.
- Connecticut makes history on FGM: Over 700,000 women and girls across the Americas are affected by female genital mutilation, and governments are finally being pushed to act. Connecticut just made history, Colombia is close behind, and advocates say criminalization alone won’t cut it. Keep reading at Latino News Network.
- How Trump changed AAPI priorities: A new survey shows Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are sounding the alarm on war, foreign policy, and government spending, with concerns shifting dramatically since Trump’s return to office. Support for his immigration policies has cratered, and communities are feeling the squeeze from funding cuts to healthcare, education, and cultural programs. The data paints a clear picture of a community paying close attention and pushing back. Keep reading at AsAm News.
- IMF report raises hard questions: The IMF just dropped a major report on global military spending and war economies, and the findings are wild. NATO wants members to spend 5% of GDP on defense by 2035, but the IMF’s own data shows military buildups balloon debt, gut social programs, and barely deter conflict. So why are we doing it? Keep reading at Scroll.
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