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Racism is fueling the climate crisis as Biden signs orders to save the planet

The climate crisis was front and center Wednesday at the White House.  With the “all of government approach,” the Biden administration

April Ryan / January 27, 2021

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Weather Channel owner Byron Allen wants to highlight climate change’s impact on Black communities

When Entertainment Studios chief Byron Allen purchased The Weather Channel for $300 million in 2017, he made headlines and became

Natasha S. Alford / October 21, 2019

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New Orleans residents want judge to stop Brad Pitt from removing himself from ‘faulty’ houses lawsuit

  Two New Orleans residents whose homes were built by Brad Pitt and his Make It Right Foundation following the

Kia Morgan-Smith / December 13, 2018

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Brad Pitt foundation, Make It Right, faces lawsuit over New Orleans homes built after Hurricane Katrina

An attorney plans to sue actor Brad Pitt's foundation, Make It Right, over the degradation of homes built in New

Associated Press / August 30, 2018

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New Orleans’ Katrina challenges may hold lessons for Houston

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — As the murky flood waters of Hurricane Katrina were slowly pumped out of New Orleans in

TheGrio Staff / September 1, 2017

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Removal of Confederate symbols in New Orleans has some folks going crazy

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Backlash against a plan to remove prominent Confederate monuments in New Orleans has been tinged by

TheGrio Staff / March 25, 2016

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Kanye's baffling VMA rant a missed opportunity to talk about anything that matters

Ten years ago, almost to the day, Kanye West stood alongside an incredibly uncomfortable Mike Meyers during a live television

Demetria Irwin / August 31, 2015