"In a country built on anti-Black violence, for the media — one of the perpetrators of that violence — to truly reckon with the harm it has done would require dismantling itself as we know it. But too few journalists were willing to risk their own comfort" talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/the-s...

@adamlmahoney.bsky.social entered the media industry full-time in summer 2020, when newsrooms wanted frontline dispatches from the Floyd protests and nuanced Black perspectives, and wanted them now. It seemed like empathy itself had gone viral. It didn't last. talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/the-s...

i promise there’s a way to do journalism without being sponsored by an oil company

There are 1,200 data centers in the South, and $200 billion worth are on the horizon. Black community members said they are fighting a new wave of “extraction.” capitalbnews.org/data-centers...

We wrote a BOOK! 📘 “The Problem with Plastic: How We Can Save Ourselves and Our Planet Before It's Too Late” is due out from @thenewpress.bsky.social on Dec. 2 🗓️ Pre-order your copy right now: www.beyondplastics.org/problem-with... 🏷️ @adamlmahoney.bsky.social

We wrote a BOOK! 📘 “The Problem with Plastic: How We Can Save Ourselves and Our Planet Before It's Too Late” is due out from @thenewpress.bsky.social on Dec. 2 🗓️ Pre-order your copy right now: www.beyondplastics.org/problem-with... 🏷️ @adamlmahoney.bsky.social

Doulas are being seen as an important piece to the maternal health puzzle, particularly for Black women, who have higher maternal mortality rates. In Florida, they are also being trained to better prepare patients for the climate crisis. Enter the climate doula: 19thnews.org/2025/10/doul...

If you read only one thing today let it be THIS:

Early retirement withdrawals for hardship have tripled since 2020, as disasters strike and insurance fails — leaving workers on their own in old age.

Last month, I sat w/ Leon on the year anniversary of his release from prison. On his table, he had a certificate from his congressperson—which he laminated himself—as he explained to me the process of photovoltaic power & what it meant to him to finally be supported. capitalbnews.org/solar-jobs-h...

@pablo.show have you read this or other articles similar? Real world consequences to #clippers & #NBA shenanigans. @capitalb.bsky.social capitalbnews.org/clippers-int...

As climate change increasingly becomes a threat not just to homes, but to the very foundations of retirement, even the most careful savers are finding personal effort can’t outpace the risks woven deeply into the financial system. @adamlmahoney.bsky.social reports inthesetimes.com/article/clim...

NEW: The private jet that flew 10 shackled migrants to an Eswatini prison last weekend is owned by Israeli-American billionaires with close ties to Trump. It’s oligarchs all the way down. My first for @zeteo.com: zeteo.com/p/this-famil...

NEW STUDY Since I was born, 500 Black neighborhoods have vanished And 500,000 Black people have been lost All due to urban revitalization projects Like the one for LA’s new coliseum — for the Clippers and ‘26 Olympics — that’s destroying Inglewood @adamlmahoney.bsky.social @capitalb.bsky.social

“For city leaders, the new entertainment district and the $7 billion Olympic Games offer a spotlight for waves of investment. For thousands of Black renters and homeowners, they signal another chapter in a long cycle of rising rents, displacement, and environmental burdens” @adamlmahoney.bsky.social

NEW: The LA Clippers claimed to fight climate change, but their tree-planting partner vanished while their superstar pocketed millions for doing nothing. Trees or no trees, it feels like smoke and mirrors for a city still losing its air and its children. capitalbnews.org/clippers-int...

Cancer risks in parts of Louisiana's industrial area between New Orleans and Baton Rouge already known as "Cancer Alley" are up to 11 times higher than estimates by the Environmental Protection Agency, according to a study by scientists at Johns Hopkins University. www.nola.com/news/environ...

Retirement in America today means gambling on disaster as more and more Americans are being forced to wipe out what little savings they have. I spoke with Altadena fire victims who now think they'll never have the chance to stop working. inthesetimes.com/article/clim...

my last story for atmos as editor-at-large is up today for the anniversary of oct. 7. it's about the people who come together to defend the olives, the land, and palestine atmos.earth/political-la...

"People really forget that we're human beings." I wrote about the deep challenges facing Black transgender youth and their families and the support network some are creating to help others navigate a moment of heightened political hostility. capitalbnews.org/black-parent...

The second largest oil refinery in California is currently on fire. Nearly 15,000 people live on the urban refinery's fence-line.

So DHS is saying we didn’t see what we thought we did. The dept has not responded to why immigration agents were allegedly responding to a robbery.

For Black Louisianans, health fears mount as federal crews face delays, threats, and funding shortfalls at the oil disaster site.

@adamlmahoney.bsky.social is the only reason I know about this recent oil industry disaster. Follow him and support this type of much needed journalism.

For at least two days last month, federal workers could not clean up the black oily goop in this Louisianan town beca of funding issues and a legitimate threat of gun violence. My latest:

From opening grocery stores to launching online delivery services, I traveled to rural Mississippi to highlight the work of two Black women who are reimagining how their communities eat and thrive. This is part of the RNN's "Sowing Resilience" series. capitalbnews.org/black-women-...

NEW: The trees in Roseland are turning brown. A month after an oil plant explosion coated this small Black town in toxic soot, experts say the forests are sick. If the land is poisoned — what about the people who call it home? capitalbnews.org/roseland-oil...

Black Chicagoans are divided on how to respond to Trump’s renewed immigration crackdowns. Some see echoes of overpolicing in their own communities. Others say: “It’s not us against them.” Here's what’s happening when I went on the ground to Chicago last week: capitalbnews.org/trump-ice-ra...

I work at @capitalb.bsky.social because Black communities deserve reporting that doesn’t just document problems — but also highlights the people and strategies building a better future. Chip in to our end-of-summer campaign: capitalbnews.fundjournalism.org/donate/?camp...

20 years after Hurricane Katrina, the US is trying to build a $5 billion canal project through New Orleans’ Ninth Ward. It would leave the city’s weakest flood defenses exposed for more than a decade and allow the Mississippi River to flow about a quarter of a mile deeper into the neighborhood.

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"You're taking advantage of people who are still trying to recover.” 20 years after Hurricane Katrina, the US government has proposed a $4.7 billion canal project that many warn could put the Ninth Ward at risk of flooding all over again. [Published in partnership with @capitalb.bsky.social]

“You're taking advantage of people who are still trying to recover.” 20 years after Hurricane Katrina, the residents of the Ninth Ward are still fighting for survival. The latest threat? A $5 billion canal project that could drown them all over again. Our collab with @capitalb.bsky.social:

I spent six months walking the Lower Ninth Ward, speaking w/ dozens of neighbors, + combing through 6,000 pages of FOIA docs. My latest reveals what recent documentaries left out. If Katrina’s legacy moved you, don’t miss what’s happening to the community now capitalbnews.org/katrina-anni...

On Wednesday: 20 years after Katrina, the storm still lingers. Join @motherjones.com, @capitalb.bsky.social & Texas Observer in Houston for an evening of stories, action & resilience. When: Sept 10 | 7PM Where: Julia Ideson Building, Houston, TX Tickets: bit.ly/KatrinaEvent2025 #TheLingeringStorm

UPDATE: For 11 days after an oil plant exploded, Millie Simmons couldn’t stay outside more than 10 min. Weeks later, sludge still paints gravestones, rooftops, & swing sets—and residents still don’t know what’s on their homes or in their yards. STORY: capitalbnews.org/roseland-exp...

When the Hollywood production of Sinners came to Clarksdale, it gave new life to an idea that had floated around for years: Clarksdale Day, a weekend to celebrate culture, community, and unity. On Labor Day weekend, the Clarksdale Day Fest came to fruition. capitalbnews.org/clarksdale-d...

A Gullah Geechee community made home on a set of marshes & estuaries in Coastal Georgia. The land still holds their graves, but in 1942 the federal government seized the area for 'national security.' 83 years later, the fight for it back continues. capitalbnews.org/harris-neck-...

Late Friday after the story pubbed, the EPA confirmed that arsenic, barium, chromium, lead, & other hazardous materials like cancer-causing nitrobenzene were found in soot following the explosion. The agency maintains the position that the toxins are not a threat to human health.

NEW: Last week, oil literally rained down on a Black town in rural Louisiana where 60% of folks live in poverty. The company isn’t taking responsibility & the federal + state governments are saying residents have to clean it up themselves. capitalbnews.org/louisiana-oi...

NEW: Last week, oil literally rained down on a Black town in rural Louisiana where 60% of folks live in poverty. The company isn’t taking responsibility & the federal + state governments are saying residents have to clean it up themselves. capitalbnews.org/louisiana-oi...

As attempts to whitewash history escalate, family and supporters traveled by train to mirror the 14-year-old’s path to Mississippi to keep his memory alive. capitalbnews.org/emmett-till-...

Remember Newbern, Alabama — the rural town where a Black man was blocked from serving as mayor and where elections had never been held? Today, voters are making history as they cast ballots in the town’s first-ever municipal election. NEW: capitalbnews.org/newbern-alab...

This week marks 20 years since Hurricane Katrina. 200,000 people left New Orleans and never returned after the storm. Today activists like Sess 45 with @hiphopcaucus.bsky.social are calling them home.

It is currently raining oil in Roseland, a majority-Black town in Louisiana, after an automobile manufacturing plant caught on fire. In Louisiana and across the country, there is no longer a legal mechanism to bring civil rights lawsuits after such kinds of industrial disasters.

🍂 Don’t wait until extreme weather strikes to learn how climate change is fueling changes to our weather systems. Join CCNow and @climatecentral.org on Sept. 3 at 12pm ET for a webinar highlighting emerging climate attribution research as the peak of the Atlantic hurricane activity approaches 🌀

A spokeswoman for OpenAI said it was developing automated tools to more effectively detect and respond to a user experiencing mental or emotional distress. “We care deeply about the safety and well-being of people who use our technology,” she said. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/o...

Holding It All: My Journey as a Family Caregiver for My Aging Father baltimorebeat.com/holding-it-a...

“My art is a worldwide gift for Black people,” Polo Silk said. “I hold on to the memory of people that are no longer here.”

The deployment of the reserve U.S. military force to the nation’s capital this week is part of a long pattern of sending troops to control majority Black cities. capitalbnews.org/dc-national-...