Underserved communities find no relief as water rates increase
Tia Simpson stood in front of nearly 40 journalists pleading her case for clean and affordable water. The 34-year-old Flint resident endured the aftermath of being exposed to the city’s…
It’s time lawmakers listened: Access to clean water is a human right
A few weeks ago, a contestant in the Miss America contest made headlines when she introduced herself by saying, “From the state with 84 percent of the United States’ fresh…
In November, everything is on the line
This piece originally published in the Las Vegas Sun. Every election year, the posters and signs go up announcing new candidates vying for political office. Every year, volunteers set out…
We need people of color to vote: Here’s how.
Voting is the most basic and important right an individual has in a democracy. As voters, we elect people to represent our communities and if a majority of voters do…
Cyntoia Brown case reveals entrenched problems with Tennessee juvenile justice
State law makes it easier to throw Brown away than consider traumas youth face and offer them hope of rehabilitation
The Dismantling of the EPA Should Really Worry People of Color
It matters because so many of us often live near toxic facilities
Preserving the People’s Lakes
Slashing EPA initiative is shortsighted and dangerous
Potential Deferred
Like the rest of the country, Gary, Indiana, is wrestling with what was, what is, and what may come
Worker Justice on Display in D.C. This Weekend
The state of worker justice will be on display this coming weekend in Washington, D.C. at the Jobs with Justice national conference. The two-day conference that begins Friday in the…
The Flint Lesson: When the Poor Talk, We Must Listen
Photo courtesy of Steve Neavling/Motor City Muckraker Imagine the harm that could have been avoided in Flint if only government officials believed the residents. As far back as May 2014,…