A South Florida man is using his winnings to preserve and revive Fort Lauderdale’s black business district.
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In St. Louis, This Woman Is Making A Change One Meal At A Time | Huffington Post
Mama Cat is one of the many people still doing the work post-Ferguson.
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Report: How D.C. Can Help Its Black Population Stay In The City | DCist
“The city needs to enact policies and better support programs that will ensure that African American residents, who provide invaluable contributions to life in the nation’s capital, have equal economic and educational opportunities and incentives to stay in the District,”
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Michigan to charge state’s top medical official in Flint water deaths | Reuters
(Reuters) – Michigan’s top medical official will be charged with involuntary manslaughter for her role in the city of Flint’s water crisis, which was linked to an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease that caused at least 12 deaths, state prosecutors said on Monday.
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Sabaah Folayan: You Don’t Need to Wait for Permission to Become an Activist | Elle
We speak to the director of a powerful documentary about Ferguson.
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‘Nobody kill anybody’: Murder-free weekend urged in Baltimore | The Baltimore Sun
Organizers aim to stop the shooting from Friday, Aug. 4, through Sunday, Aug. 6, with a unified and blunt message: “Nobody kill anybody.”
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Ben Carson is no hometown hero for Detroit’s struggling families | The Guardian
The housing secretary has not pushed back against the vast cuts to his department that will leave countless people out in the cold.
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9 Artists Explore Black Hair and Barbershop Culture | Creators
The barbershop is one of the enduring safe spaces for the black community.
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How Does an Urban Farmer Work? – Slate
Greg Willerer grows a fascinating array of edible greens on little more than an acre of Detroit land.
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Invisible Child – The New York Times
Girl in the Shadows: Dasani’s Homeless Life (2013)
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