1. Black voting power is under threat: Nearly 60 years after the Voting Rights Act, Black Americans have made real gains in Congress but the progress is fragile and potentially reversing. Gerrymandering, weakened federal protections, and recent Supreme Court decisions are threatening decades of hard-won representation. The stakes go far beyond elections. Here is what that means for policy, power, and who actually gets a seat at the table. Keep reading at URL Media.

  2. The celebs who ‘won’ the Met Gala: Black and Indian celebrities shut down the red carpet at this year’s Met Gala, paying tribute to art and cultural heritage at the “Costume Art”-themed event. See this year’s hottest looks at India Currents and Capital B.
  1. Who pays the price for flood damage?: Flooding costs the U.S. billions yearly and the burden falls hardest on Black and Hispanic communities. But grassroots organizers are not waiting for help. One Mississippi town is already fighting back. Keep reading at URL Media.

  2. Kansas City’s nuclear weapons problem: For 77 years, Kansas City has quietly built America’s nuclear weapons, and Black workers paid the price with their health and their lives. Now the government wants to expand. Keep reading at The Kansas City Defender.

  3. Six founders who skipped Silicon Valley: Black founders got less than 0.5% of venture capital last year. These six entrepreneurs did not wait for Silicon Valley to believe in them. They built billion-dollar empires anyway. Here is how they did it. Keep reading at Urban Geekz.

  4. 72,000 detained. Most pose no risk: America is holding more than 72,000 people in immigration detention right now, the highest number ever recorded. A new book says this system is older and more deliberate than most people realize. A D.C. panel just broke it all down and the history is deeply uncomfortable. Keep reading at TANTV News.

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