Fighting environmental racism protects the planet and uplifts frontline communities by reducing toxic exposures, improving public health, and preserving ecosystems for future generations. #EnvironmentalJustice #EarthDay #ADOS

How to Find Black Farmers in Your Area and Support Them Answers to your questions about how to shop local as the federal government continues to eliminate resources for Black farmers.

“Since Donald Trump took office in 2025, his administration has cut several initiatives that could have helped some Black farmers maintain their businesses.”

Maryland to become first state to ban ‘dynamic pricing’ in grocery stores Governor Wes Moore said he is excited to sign the new bill.

Maryland close to banning dynamic grocery pricing

New report reveals nearly 40% of Americans have less than $500 in savings - TheStreet Crypto: Bitcoin and cryptocurrency news, advice, analysis and more

The Next Shift in Workforce Demographics: Why HR Leaders Should Prepare for Changes to Racial Data… A video circulating widely on social media recently showed a college applicant completing the federal Free Application for Federal Student…

“Organizations that recognize this shift early will be better positioned to navigate the next chapter of workforce demographic data collection.” buff.ly/PMUFQQT

Greenwood Leflore Hospital Warns Staff It Could Close Permanently in June Amid Medicaid Woes Greenwood Leflore Hospital warned employees on Monday that it may close in June if its efforts to stay open fail.

Our communities are already experiencing Trumps failed policies on Medicaid. “Greenwood Leflore Hospital in Greenwood, Miss., warned employees on Monday, April 13, 2026, that it may close on June 15, 2026, if its efforts to stay open fail.”

Federal retirement backlog leaves thousands of postal workers without benefits CBS News Texas has learned that dozens of retired United States Postal workers have been waiting months to receive their retirement benefits, with little to no explanation for the delays.

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Permission Politics vs Power Politics Why ADOS is punished for building coalitions while everyone else is praised for it.

“As long as ADOS politics is confined to what is acceptable to one party, we will never develop the capacity to negotiate, to extract, or to win. We will remain loud but ineffective—visible but irrelevant.” buff.ly/eV6jesz

Automatic registration for US military draft to begin in December Eligible men will automatically be registered into the military draft pool by December as part of an effort to streamline the previous process of self-registration and save money. The Selective Ser…

Automatic registration for US military draft to begin in December

ADOS AF New York Responds to UN Slavery Resolution Our ancestors will not be used as a moral bargaining chip for global aid at the expense of the domestic debt owed to the American Descendants of Slavery.

“We will not allow the suffering of our ancestors to be used as a moral bargaining chip for global aid at the expense of the specific, domestic debt owed to the American Descendants of Slavery.”
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Happy Easter and Resurrection Day. Embrace life with a renewed commitment to faith, love, and forgiveness. Enjoy this time with family and friends.

#Easter #Faith #Love #ADOS

Something Went Wrong Linguistics experts say many words and phrases coined by Gen Zers have roots in African American Language that date back centuries.

How Black culture is shaping Gen Z slang: Appreciation or appropriation? t.co/BiaiS7Xx04

Lead-tainted dinosaur chicken nuggets sold at Walmart spark nationwide health alert Lead-contaminated dinosaur-shaped chicken nuggets sold at Walmart have triggered a nationwide public health alert, with federal officials warning the products may still be sitting in consumers’ fre…

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Lawsuit challenging Evanston reparations program allowed to proceed - Evanston RoundTable A federal judge ruled Friday that the lawsuit against the city of Evanston’s reparations program will be allowed to proceed. The suit, filed by

“Among the program’s other fatal flaws is that it uses race as a proxy for discrimination without requiring proof of discrimination,” Judicial Watch argued to the court.”
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House and Senate Republicans Reach Deal to End Homeland Security Shutdown - The New York Times

Ghana and Other African Nations Who Enslaved and Sold Blacks to Europeans to Formally Apologize Delegates from Ghana, Kenya, and other African countries will meet in Kansas City to have a long overdue conversation about the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade.

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It’s not just oil and gas. The Strait of Hormuz blockage is rattling another vital commodity “I'm a lot more concerned about the current crisis than I was when Russia-Ukraine happened four years ago,” one fund manager told CNBC.

Fertilizer prices surge amid Iran war, sparking food security warnings

“U.S. representative Dan Negrea said his country objected to the ‘cynical usage of historical wrongs as a leverage point ... to reallocate modern resources to people ⁠and nations who are distantly related to the historical victims.’”

The Black Mecca’s Climate Plan Is Costing Black Atlanta Residents Their Homes Flood “fixes” are erasing Black homes and fueling a new wave of climate gentrification in Atlanta.

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Supreme Court seems skeptical of allowing states to accept late-arriving mail ballots The Supreme Court's conservative majority seems skeptical of state laws allowing late-arriving mail ballots to be counted, an election issue targeted by President Donald Trump.

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Miami-Dade GOP secretary resigns over racist group chat, sues FIU for violating free speech Abel Carvajal, the secretary of the Miami-Dade County Republican Party, resigned Monday after the discovery of a racist group chat allegedly involving young Republicans sparked an investigation,…

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Something Went Wrong Disruptions to fertilizer shipments moving through the Strait of Hormuz could raise farmers' costs and push food prices higher.

The Iran war's looming economic threat: Higher food prices t.co/AyYjsB7xs0

The ADOS Advocacy Foundation Advocating for reparations and a Black agenda

Who is centering the domestic needs of Black Americans when foreign policy dominates the agenda? Join the ADOS Advocacy Foundation to find out. We are a movement, not a moment!

Black lawmakers warn of disproportionate impact as House rejects War Powers Resolution and ethics reform The House of Representatives rejects measures to curb presidential war powers and increase transparency, raising concerns for Black service members.

Why is the CBC quiet on unlimited War Powers, but loud on everything else? “Black Americans make up approximately 14 percent of the U.S. population but comprise 21.4 percent of the Army, 19.1 percent of the Navy, and 15.8 percent of the Air Force.”

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A typical U.S. family needs annual income of $145,000 to thrive, study finds. About half fall short. Many Americans feel like they live in a "hamster wheel economy," said one expert who studies economic security.

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Slavery Photos of Renty Get a ‘Final Resting Place,’ Ending a Fight With Harvard - The New York Times

Life expectancy gap between Black residents and other Bostonians has doubled over the past decade - The Boston Globe The life expectancy gap between Black residents and the rest of Boston has doubled, largely due to preventable deaths, according to a new report.

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Democratic Turnout Surges in Mississippi’s US Senate Primaries, Nearly Matching GOP Total Mississippi Democrats turned out in large numbers in the March 10 midterm primaries, nearly matching the total number of Republican votes cast.

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DOGE member took Social Security data on a thumb drive, whistleblower alleges - The Washington Post