A sweeping provision of the recently passed GOP “megabill” includes nearly $1 trillion in cuts to Medicaid and SNAP, with the Congressional Budget Office estimating that approximately 12 million Americans will lose Medicaid coverage over the next decade—including disproportionate effects on Black Americans. Why It Matters to Black Communities Disproportionate reliance

Despite academic reforms and boosts in standardized testing, Houston ISD faces massive enrollment decline—7,400 fewer students in 2024–25 and another estimated drop of 6,800—triggering a $2.25 million marketing campaign. But critics say the real issue is broken trust, not branding. Investigating how top-down decisions—like library overhauls and discipline shifts—have impacted neighborhood

New STAAR End‑of‑Course data from HISD reveal encouraging progress for Black students in U.S. History and Biology—their strongest subjects yet—but alarmingly low performance in Algebra I, English I/II, and other core subjects. While this signals an opportunity to build on strengths, it also underscores deep systemic issues affecting college and