Weeks after Hurricane Beryl, Black Houston neighborhoods are still recovering
Black and elderly neighbors relied on Houston civic club leaders—not government agencies—for ice, water, and food
latest stories
Why are Democrats lining up behind anti-protest bills? The politics of mask bans, explained
The history and political context of this round of mask ban laws, introduced amid massive pro-Palestine protests nationwide, reveals how and why these laws are more dangerous than ever
Partners divided by prison walls find ways to forge intimacy
For the incarcerated, even the ways they fortify their romantic relationships are policed, surveilled, and monetized
Miccosukee leaders fight against Big Cypress National Preserve’s wilderness designation
The designation would sever Indigenous tribes’ access to their ancestral lands, which they use to hunt and hold cultural ceremonies
Politics & Democracy
The crackdown on antisemitism doesn’t actually have much to do with antisemitism
Republican lawmakers increasingly conflate anti-Zionism with antisemitism in an effort limit pro-Palestine speech and criticism of Israel
Economy & WOrkers’ Rights
Pro-Palestine Muslim Americans are facing collective punishment at work and school
Israel’s war on Gaza has led to a wave of Islamophobia, but Muslim Americans aren’t backing down from the fight
Movement for palestine
New abortion fund based on ‘Jewish values’ founded in response to DC Abortion Fund’s anti-war stance
The Red Tent Fund’s founder left the DC Abortion Fund, alleging antisemitism from staff. Prism spoke to DCAF and others who allege the new fund is backed by Israel supporters critical of pro-Palestine reproductive rights groups
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Gender & LGBTQIA+
Why won’t lawmakers address the maternal mental health crisis that devastates Black families?
The Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act is a maternal health equity lifeline
Climate & Environment
Decarceration is the best way prisons can adapt to climate change
Most prisons have no real plan for how to deal with the kind of misery climate change inflicts—and will inflict—on incarcerated people
crime, Reform + Abolition
State violence in prisons is sanctioned violation of women’s rights
There is no protection for incarcerated women from being forced to violate each other under direct instruction from prison staff
Immigration
The need for more immigration attorneys in the Deep South was already urgent. After the SPLC layoffs, it’s a full-blown crisis
As the national network of legal services providers hangs on by a thread, funders must invest in rebuilding the region’s infrastructure to ensure vulnerable migrants aren’t left to fend for themselves
Race
Why finding a therapist with a shared background has been my saving grace
It is important to have a therapist who understands the context you’re operating in, but only 2% of psychiatrists in the U.S. are Black
Education
Their universities subjected their pro-Palestine encampments to violence. Now, these students distrust the academy
After brutal crackdowns on peaceful pro-Palestinian protests, students are disillusioned with higher education
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