Local Black groups are on the frontlines of the Black Lives Matter racial justice movement, but they often don’t get the spotlight they deserve.
Author: Claire Thornton, USA TODAY
5 Texas DAs defy Gov. Greg Abbott, won’t treat gender affirming care for trans youth as ‘child abuse’
District attorneys in five of Texas’ largest counties criticized Gov. Abbott’s order to treat gender-affirming care as “child abuse.”
HBCU bomb threats are a painful reminder of past anti-Black violence, students say
Advocates urge swift investigation to ensure historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) continue to be safe places for students to thrive.
3.5 million cancer deaths prevented in recent decades, but disparities are ‘alarming,’ report says
The American Cancer Society says pandemic-related impacts to cancer detection and treatment aren’t yet known.
Gender-affirming care helps save lives, cuts depression risk in transgender and nonbinary youth, study finds
The large-scale study from the Trevor Project is the most authoritative to date documenting benefits of gender-affirming care among youth.
Thanksgiving weekend snow in Great Lakes region could hamper holiday travel
Snow could make driving difficult this holiday weekend, with risk of delays in cities including Detroit, Cleveland and Buffalo.
Stalled Equality Act leaves LGBTQ community continuing to build its own safe places
“These lawmakers are finding ways as a political score to marginalize the most marginalized …”
Journalist Fatema Hosseini recounts escaping Kabul as Taliban closed in: 5 Things podcast
When the Taliban took Kabul, the life Fatema Hosseini knew was no more. As a female reporter who’d worked for USA TODAY, she knew she’d have to escape.
TikTok shows Gen Z how to buy bitcoin and crypto. But they need other investing advice too.
Financial insecurity is influencing young investors to take on risk with cryptocurrencies. They’re learning how to on TikTok and Instagram.
‘A knockout kind of fight’: Wyomingites brace for Republican primary colored by Trump
The battle is on for Republican voters in the state that gave Trump his biggest victory margin again Joe Biden in 2020.