Bracey Harris

Mississippi

Reporter at NBC News

covering the South for @NBCNews.

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NAACP announces plans to sue Musk's xAI over pollution concerns

1 week ago | nbcnews.com | Bracey Harris

Colossus came online in September 2024. The data center, housed in a former home appliance factory, is responsible for training X's Grok chatbot. Although economic leaders and local officials have praised xAI's decision to locate in Memphis for its revenue-generating potential, residents of a nearby historically underserved Black neighborhood called Boxtown are skeptical of the venture.
NAACP calls for emergency shutdown of Musk’s supercomputer in Memphis

4 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Bracey Harris |Jon Gerberg

NAACP calls for emergency shutdown of Musk’s supercomputer in MemphisThe civil rights group alleges that the project’s pollution could be harmful to nearby residents. Local regulators should immediately stop Elon Musk’s supercomputer project from operating in South Memphis because it's out of compliance with environmental rules, the NAACP wrote in a letter sent …
NAACP calls for emergency shutdown of Musk's supercomputer in Memphis

4 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Bracey Harris

Local regulators should immediately stop Elon Musk’s supercomputer project from operating in South Memphis because it's out of compliance with environmental rules, the NAACP wrote in a letter sent Thursday to Shelby County officials. The civil rights group addressed the request to Dr. Michelle Taylor, director of the Shelby County Health Department, and to the commissioners of Memphis Light Gas and Water.
A Louisiana plantation-turned-resort burns, prompting a reckoning

1 month ago | nbcnews.com | Bracey Harris |Caroline Radnofsky

May 25, 2025, 6:00 AM EDTWhen Tammika Thompson first heard about the fire at Louisiana’s Nottoway Plantation on May 15, she felt a surge of energy in her body as she recognized why the name was so familiar. Her father’s family traces its roots to White Castle, where the plantation is based, and she believes some of her ancestors were enslaved there. “It’s personal for me,” Thompson said. “There’s literally a heat I feel.” She wasn’t the only one with a strong reaction.
A Louisiana plantation-turned-resort burns, prompting a reckoning

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Bracey Harris

2 hours agoCan the fraught relationship between Thomas Jefferson and John Adams help heal our own hyper-polarized politics? Monticello is betting yes. Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello is one of the most beloved sites in America, drawing more than 300,000 visitors a year up a steep mountain road to enjoy majestic …
A Tennessee neighborhood takes on Musk's xAI Colossus supercomputer in its fight for clean air

1 month ago | nbcnews.com | Bracey Harris |Jon Gerberg |Stephanie Gosk |Lora Kolodny

May 15, 2025, 3:54 PM EDTMEMPHIS, Tennessee — Homes without indoor plumbing. Few streetlights. Virtually no public transportation. Half a century ago, residents of Boxtown, a neighborhood in South Memphis settled by formerly enslaved families, felt forgotten by the modern age. But no longer. They are now at the center of a battle with the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, who built what his company xAI has dubbed the world’s largest supercomputer, Colossus, roughly 2 miles away.
Up against Musk's Colossus supercomputer, a Memphis neighborhood fights for clean air

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Bracey Harris |Jon Gerberg |Stephanie Gosk

This hidden Google Earth slider lets you travel back in time - up to 80 years. How to try itEver wondered what your street looked like in the 80s - or even the 30s? Now you can view just about anywhere and see it throughout time in seconds …
Up against Musk's Colossus supercomputer, a Memphis neighborhood fights for clean air

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Bracey Harris

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Homes without indoor plumbing. Few streetlights. Virtually no public transportation. Half a century ago, residents of Boxtown, a neighborhood in South Memphis settled by formerly enslaved families, felt forgotten by the modern age. But no longer. They are now at the center of a battle with the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, who built what his company xAI has dubbed the world’s largest supercomputer, Colossus, roughly 2 miles away.
Trump’s trade war is coming to a Black-owned beauty supply store near you

2 months ago | nbcnews.com | Bracey Harris

With its chandeliers and pink couches, Pink Noire, a Black-owned hair and beauty supply store in Memphis, Tennessee, seems a world away from themajor industries caught up in the global trade war. But owner Chasity Monroe is bracing for the Trump administration’s trade policies to hit her shelves. Tariffs have hiked the import fees on hair products she carries from overseas — by roughly 145% in the case of Chinese-made goods.
Woman’s arrest after miscarriage in Georgia draws fear and anger

2 months ago | nbcnews.com | Bracey Harris

On March 20 in rural Georgia, an ambulance responded to an early morning 911 call about an unconscious, bleeding woman at an apartment. When first responders arrived, they determined that she’d had a miscarriage. That was only the start of her ordeal. Selena Maria Chandler-Scott was transported to a local hospital, but a witness reported that Scott had placed the fetal remains in a dumpster.