Carolyn Copeland

1 month ago | prismreports.org | Hannah Greene |Carolyn Copeland

On the heels of emancipation in January 1865, Union leaders called upon Black ministers to advocate for thousands of freed slaves. The Baptist and Methodist clergymen convened with Union Army General William T. Sherman and the Lincoln administration’s Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton to answer the question: What do you want for your people? Led by Baptist minister Garrison Frazier, 20 ministers clearly and precisely described what was necessary for self-determination.

Nov 26, 2024 | prismreports.org | Avik Jain Chatlani |Carolyn Copeland

A few months after the Bush-Cheney administration attempted to remove oil-rich Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez from power via in June 2002, the much smaller and poorer Bolivia held its presidential elections amidst widespread protests against the privatization of the water supply, which was being sold to California-based firms. Ultimately, an American citizen of aristocratic stock—Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada—won the six-way presidential race with only 22% of the vote.

Nov 25, 2024 | prismreports.org | Da’Shaun Harrison |Carolyn Copeland

For all of my life, I have been fat. Even at my smallest, I was larger than everyone else around me. A lot of kids loved me—and I was a very argumentative child who learned at an early age how to advocate for myself, so I never necessarily allowed anyone who didn’t love me to bully me—but I was picked on often for being fat. And for eating. Eating is an essential part of life. If we do not eat, our bodies do not get the necessary nutrients they need, and our organs fail us.

Nov 21, 2024 | prismreports.org | Alexandra Martinez |Carolyn Copeland

As President-elect Donald Trump moves forward with his preparations to take office again in January, his latest cabinet appointments have sparked significant concern among advocates within a host of different sectors. Among the most contentious of these picks was Matt Gaetz, who was the subject of a federal sex crimes probe and was awaiting a report from the House Ethics Committee, for attorney general; Gaetz has since withdrawn his name from consideration.

Nov 19, 2024 | prismreports.org | Anisha Kohli |Carolyn Copeland

Workers in the food industry earn some of the lowest wages in the U.S. economy, and after a long day of preparing, cooking, or serving food at work, many struggle to put food on their own tables. A hefty 29% of U.S. jobs were linked to the food and agricultural industries in 2021, and job growth in food sectors is on the rise. But the low pay has consequences.