As COVID-19 hit Georgia meatpacking counties, officials and industry shifted blame

For months the official line has been that spread happens in the community, not in the plant. The numbers tell a different story. (9/8/2020)

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Poverty continues to prevent many ex-felons from voting

As states across the country gear up for the November elections, millions of formerly incarcerated people could be blocked from voting because of laws requiring them to first pay all court fines and fees. But voting rights advocates are challenging those laws — and they recently racked up a big win in North Carolina. (9/9/2020)

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Hurricane Laura was a toxic harbinger of climate disasters to come

A storm of historic proportions in a record-breaking year, Hurricane Laura and the damage it wrought are symptoms of the worsening global climate disaster. Striking a heavily industrialized corridor along the Louisiana-Texas border, Laura exacerbated ongoing environmental crises that are disproportionately hurting communities of color in the South. (9/11/2020)

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Southern Black women make history in the 2020 election

More Black women are running for Congress than ever before, including in several key races across the South. Many of these women are already trailblazers, and now they're building new paths into politics.

Courts in Arkansas and Florida kick reforms off the ballot

High courts in Arkansas and Florida have blocked ballot measures that would have required nonpartisan redistricting and banned assault weapons. The courts cited new laws that raise the bar for citizens to put constitutional amendments on the ballot.