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Highways were meant to connect, but they've often divided communities along racial lines. We dive into the impact: Once thriving, a Black business district in Jackson, Mississippi, struggles with blight and underinvestment. Small business owners there speak out about how state tax policies reshaped the city’s landscape. Federal law requires public schools to assist homeless students, but many fall through the cracks. Pennsylvania schools tried to disenroll students who said they were homeless. A handful of states are trying to change tax systems that lean more heavily on the poor than the rich. It’s a struggle. Can this experiment save babies’ lives? America’s state supreme courts – once dominated by Democrats – have flipped to Republican control, with major implications for abortion, LGBTQ+ rights, and voting. Q&A: Dr. Thomas Fisher was only 9 when he began questioning our country’s healthcare system. Join us for "What is Home?" on July 26 at 7 p.m. Eastern time! Concerns over biased school policing rise as federal investigations reveal evidence of discrimination in student discipline.

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The Heist podcast

Welcome to Season 3 of The Heist: Land of Broken Promises. The latest season of our award-winning podcast debuts Oct. 3. It will focus on the history of government discrimination against Black farmers. Click the play button above to listen to the trailer.

Fighting the wealth vortex

An Iowa entrepreneur determined to help narrow the wealth gap sets off to open the first Black-owned bank in more than 20 years. No part of that is easy.
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