Justice
August 13, 2010 -
Number of Gulf Coast landfills that the Environmental Protection Agency has approved for taking waste from BP's oil spill: 9 Number of those that are located in communities where a majority of residents are people of color: 5
August 2, 2010 -
Several sources are reporting today that, after failing three times to approve $1.15 billion in funding for the U.S. government's settlement with black farmers this spring, the Senate will be considering a stand-alone vote today on allocating the money.
July 29, 2010 -
By Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog
July 27, 2010 -
There might be some silver linings that come out of the scandal of Shirley Sherrod being pushed out of the Agriculture Department.
July 22, 2010 -
By Brendan McCarthy, The Times-Picayune, and A.C. Thompson, ProPublica A former New Orleans resident was charged last week with federal hate crimes for his alleged role in a racially motivated shooting of three black men in the days after Hurricane Katrina.
July 22, 2010 -
Year in which land ownership peaked for African-Americans: 1910