Since Trump returned to office, the Education Department’s civil rights office has not resolved a single racial harassment investigation.
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December 20, 2025 · View in browser

In today’s newsletter: The Education Department’s civil rights office has not resolved a single racial harassment investigation since Trump returned to office; a county’s move to protect domestic violence victims is spreading across Tennessee; and watch our short documentary on a free clinic in Albany, Georgia.

Monkey Sounds, “White Power” and the N-Word: Racial Harassment Against Black Students Ignored Under Trump

Since Trump returned to office, the Education Department’s civil rights office has not resolved a single racial harassment investigation. It sends a message that “people impacted by racial discrimination ... don’t matter,” one attorney said.

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Inside the Free Clinic Caring for Those Who Can’t Afford the Only Hospital in Town

Albany, Georgia’s lone hospital — the region’s largest health care provider — is supposed to treat patients regardless of their ability to pay, but many residents have instead turned to the small, free Samaritan Clinic.


This documentary is part of our series “Sick in a Hospital Town,” about why people in Albany are so sick when the city’s dominant institution is a hospital.  

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A County’s Move to Protect Domestic Violence Victims Is Spreading Across Tennessee After Legislative Delay

 

Judges across Tennessee are now demanding greater accountability from people who have been ordered to give up their guns, a shift aimed at strengthening protections for domestic violence victims.

The change is being adopted county by county, after state lawmakers bowed to opposition from the National Rifle Association over a bill that would have taken that reform statewide. 

The move follows reporting by WPLN and ProPublica over the past two years that found Tennessee’s lax gun laws and enforcement have allowed firearms to remain in dangerous hands. The state consistently has one of the highest rates of women killed by men, and most of those homicides are committed with guns. The news organizations’ analysis found that about 1 in 4 victims of domestic violence gun homicides were killed by someone who was barred from having a firearm.

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