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Environment & Climate
These Black Los Angeles residents may soon receive environmental reparations
For generations, the residents of Inglewood, Baldwin Hills, and Ladera Heights have lived in the shadow of the Inglewood Oil…
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Environment & Climate
The Silent Suffocation: Inside the Decades-Long Battle for Black Lung Justice in American Coal Country
For 38 years, Josh Armes navigated the subterranean passages of West Virginia and Virginia coal mines, working long shifts in…
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Environment & Climate
The Silent Suffocation: As Black Lung Cases Hit a 50-Year High, Thousands of Miners Face a Brutal Battle for Survival and Benefits
For thirty-eight years, Josh Armes descended into the earth, laboring in the coal mines of West Virginia and Virginia to…
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Entertainment & Pop Culture
‘Halima,’ First Finnish Pic Ever by Black Female Filmmaker, Bags Fiction Project Prize, ‘Sauna Diplomacy’ Named Best Genre Project at Finnish Film Affair
The Helsinki Film Festival’s industry centerpiece, the Finnish Film Affair (FFA), concluded its latest edition this past Thursday, signaling a…
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Environment & Climate
A Decade of Dust: The Lingering Crisis of Black Lung Disease and the Battle for Miner Benefits
For 38 years, Josh Armes navigated the subterranean passages of West Virginia and Virginia, extracting the coal that fueled the…
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Environment & Climate
The Long Shadow of the Coal Mine: A Crisis of Black Lung Disease and Legal Limbo for American Miners
For 38 years, Josh Armes navigated the subterranean darkness of coal mines in West Virginia and Virginia, a career defined…
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Environment & Climate
The Deadly Toll of Bureaucracy: Why Thousands of Coal Miners Are Waiting for Black Lung Benefits While Industry Illness Hits a 50-Year High
For 38 years, Josh Armes descended into the earth, laboring in the coal mines of West Virginia and Virginia to…
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Environment & Climate
The Ongoing Crisis of Black Lung Disease: A Decades-Long Struggle for Justice in America’s Coal Country
For 38 years, Josh Armes descended into the earth, navigating the claustrophobic seams of West Virginia and Virginia coal mines.…
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Environment & Climate
The Silent Epidemic: Why Thousands of Coal Miners Are Trapped in a Decadelong Battle for Black Lung Benefits
For 38 years, Josh Armes descended into the earth, spending his career working the coal seams of West Virginia and…
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Environment & Climate
The Resurgence of Black Lung Disease and the Battle for Federal Benefits in the American Coal Industry
For 38 years, Josh Armes navigated the claustrophobic, dust-choked tunnels of coal mines across West Virginia and Virginia. He was…
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