URL Weekly 04/19

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Friday, April 19, 2024

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Today is Friday, and we’re highlighting stories from across the URL Media network about the continuing fight for reparations from the 1921 Tulsa race massacre, the death of a beloved San Francisco area muralist, and the church trip that led one mom to start her own vegan bakery.

In honor of Earth Day on Monday, we’re taking a look at climate stories from across the URL Media network in tomorrow’s newsletter. You’re not going to want to miss it. — Alicia Ramirez

Uplift. 🙌🏼 Respect. 💯 Love. 💛

⚖️ The story of Greenwood will survive any court decision: Tuesday’s court hearing before the Oklahoma Supreme Court represents a legal crossroads for the Greenwood community in Tulsa and survivors of one of the worst instances of racial terror on U.S. soil. The Oklahoma Eagle has the story here.

🗳️ Focusing on a family-friendly economy to energize voters: Sondra Goldshein, executive director of The Campaign for a Family Friendly Economy, discusses the organization's election-year ground game in this episode of The Electorette. 🎧 Listen to the full episode here.

More: Looking at the 2024 presidential election landscape through the lens of younger voters (🎧 WURD Radio)

🎓 USC cancels speech by Muslim valedictorian citing safety concerns: Asna Tabassum, a South Asian Muslim American student at the University of Southern California, says she has been silenced after the university canceled her valedictorian speech citing safety concerns. The graduating senior has openly spoken about the Israel-Palestine conflict on social media, drawing criticism from student groups on campus who have called her views “antisemitic bigotry.” AsAmNews has the story here.

✊🏾 Black undocumented immigrants are erased from immigration narratives: There are currently more than 619,000 Black undocumented people in the U.S., which is equivalent to the population of Las Vegas, yet almost no one talks about them. Prism has the story here.

More: Over 1,000 Black migrants gather at NYC City Hall to voice their struggles (Documented)

🩺 Hmong doctors and nurses host first-of-its-kind free Hmong Health Fair: A free health clinic geared toward the Hmong community is scheduled for this Saturday in St. Paul, Minnesota. Organizers say they believe it’s the first of its kind in the nation. Sahan Journal has the story here.

More: Daughter honors father’s legacy with 5k for colon cancer awareness (Black Voice News)

Join us in celebrating the launch of URL Media’s new hub for independent journalism by Black and Brown publishers! Discover the stories and perspectives that matter. Check it out here.

🪶 Native Americans experience the highest rates of ‘deaths of despair,’ new study shows: A new study published by the Journal of American Medical Association Psychiatry highlights a troubling trend among middle-aged American Indians and Alaska Natives. They are experiencing higher rates of "deaths of despair," such as suicide, drug overdoses and alcoholic liver disease compared to their white counterparts. Native News Online has the story here.

More: Asian Indian elders yearn for ‘Apnapan’ (belonging) as they age in America (Indian Currents)

🛍️ Pop-up market returns to support N.J. entrepreneurs and creatives: The Trenton Pop-Up Market serves as a beacon of support for local businesses, offering a platform for them to showcase their unique products and services. Trenton Journal has the story here.

🇭🇹 Residents of Haiti’s capital brave streets, escaping prisons imposed by armed gangs: In the metropolitan area of Port-au-Prince, residents stepped outside Monday, emerging from the confines of their homes after being compelled to seek refuge indoors. The Haitian Times has the story here.

🛑 American tourists stop Mexican locals from watching the eclipse in public space: Last week, as millions prepared to watch the solar eclipse, residents in Durango, Mexico, were told that they could not access a public lookout spot in the city to view the celestial event because a group of foreign tourists had booked it for a private event. Luz Media has the story here.

More: The surprising battle over watching the solar eclipse from prison (PushBlack)

🤳🏾 Atlanta’s CultureCon shines a light on HBCU education and community: This year’s CultureCon on Campus, held at Clark Atlanta University in Atlanta, Georgia, is the first of its kind created specifically for HBCU students, targeting the next generation of Black storytellers, creatives and media professionals. Capital B has the story here.

🕊️ Beloved muralist Ray Patlán dies at 77: Ray Patlán, a beloved artist and pillar of the country’s mural movement, died Monday morning from illness in an Oakland hospice. He was 77. El Tecolote has the story here.

👩🏽‍💻 When AI meets feminist ethics: Listeners hear from  Dr. Kerry McInerney, a scholar and artificial intelligence ethicist, about the more nuanced side of AI — not just the science behind it, but its social and ethical sides as well. 🎧 Listen to the full episode on Immigrantly here.

🍪 How a church trip led one mom to start a vegan bakery business: Celeste Sassine’s daughter had her heart set on a youth mission trip. They sold vegan cookies to help pay for the journey — and built a bakery business along the way. Epicenter-NYC has her story here.

💆🏾‍♀️ Self-care isn’t one size fits all: Raquel Reichard, wrote her book, “Self-Care for Latinas: 100+ Ways to Prioritize & Rejuvenate Your Mind, Body & Spirit,” while deep in her own grief. In this episode of Latina to Latina, she shares what that experience taught her about living with a life-changing loss. 🎧 Listen to the full interview here.

🎬 Filmmaker explores the power of migrants: Filmmaker Joseph Mathew produced “The Long Walk of Carlos Guerrero” to dignify the image of migrants in the U.S. during an election year. palabra. has the story here.

Sara Lomax-Reese, CEO of WURD Radio, media entrepreneur for almost 30 years, served as Program Lead for the inaugural Facebook BIPOC Sustainability Accelerator and is a former John S. Knight Fellow.

S. Mitra Kalita, former SVP at CNN Digital, current CEO & Publisher at Kalita Mukul Creative Inc., which publishes Epicenter-NYC, The Unmuted and The Escape Home has worked at The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The LA Times, and has launched brands like Mint and Quartz.

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