Capital B
Capital B is a nonprofit news organization that focuses on both local and national issues, prioritizing Black voices and the needs of the audience. They collaborate closely with the communities they support. Their national team creates comprehensive journalism on essential subjects that matter to Black individuals throughout the nation, including education, housing, health, environmental issues, criminal justice, and politics.
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3 days ago |
capitalbnews.org | Janell Ross
Kyren Lacy was a 6-foot-2 Southeastern Conference football player with a broad, if often absent, smile, a love for Buffalo Wild Wings and lemonade. Some sports analysts even predicted that the Louisiana State University senior might go to a National Football League team as early as the second round of the draft this year. Instead, Lacy died by suicide at 24 and was buried on the final day of the NFL draft.
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4 days ago |
capitalbnews.org | Adam Mahoney
Underneath oak trees and Spanish moss from Texas to the Carolina coasts, the remains of Black Americans lay in unmarked graves across roadside cemeteries and backyards. While some graves now remain hidden beneath highways and shopping malls, others have been stripped of their dignity in an even more insidious way.
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1 week ago |
capitalbnews.org | Adam Mahoney
In January, a relentless wave of wildfires tore through Los Angeles, reducing a historic Black community to ash and claiming 29 lives. Later that month, a rare winter storm brought heavy snow to the Southeast and the Gulf Coast. Eleven people perished. Then, in March, more than 100 tornadoes ripped through the South in two days, leaving 42 dead across eight states. Weeks later, rain and extensive flooding soaked the region, resulting in hundreds of water rescues and 25 deaths.
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1 week ago |
capitalbnews.org | Brandon Tensley
Federal Overhaul is a multipart series that explores the impact of the Trump administration’s restructuring of the federal government on Black communities. Regina Fuller-White had been applying for various roles at the United States Agency for International Development for more than a year, filling out applications whenever a new position opened up only to hear “no” weeks later. She had even hired a career coach to help with the process.
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1 week ago |
capitalbnews.org | Aallyah Wright
When Jaleesa Collins discovered that Sinners was set in her hometown, she saw it as a great opportunity to organize a public screening. The military veteran, philanthropist and entrepreneur — along with Dave “Dooney” Houston, owner of Dooney’s Barbershop and Carnival Treats — originally pitched the idea as a fundraiser for the first-ever Clarksdale Day, the committee of which they serve on.
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