AURORA, Ill. – The first thing visitors hear opening the door of the facility is Spanish music. While...
Nov 20, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN AURORA, IL
COVID-19 affects Illinois’ local Latino-run soccer industry from the bottom up
ON THE GROUND IN IDAHO FALLS, ID
Medicaid expansion or COVID-19, this Idaho doctor just won’t keep his mouth shut
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho — Jenny Steinke, 36, died of poverty. Her mother-in-law, Clella, said that’s the most apt...
Nov 19, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN DALLAS, TX
Amid national conversation about race, Dallas’ black-owned businesses see increased support
DALLAS — Surrounded by African sculptures and dashikis, Akwete Tyehimba helps a customer put on waist beads. After...
Nov 17, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN EAST ST. LOUIS, IL
How an urban farmer in East St. Louis is advocating for food justice
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. — On Monroe Avenue there are less than five homes. Vacant lots consume the...
Nov 17, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN MYRTLE BEACH, SC
How the ‘middle of nowhere’ became a refuge for those struggling with addiction in South Carolina
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — For some, the path out of rock bottom addiction starts in the middle of...
Nov 16, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN ALBUQUERQUE, NM
Dependence turns to desperation for farmers, cities as climate change chokes Rio Grande
ALBUQUERQUE — On a sweltering September afternoon, farmers gathered outside their irrigation district office. Baseball caps and cowboy...
Nov 16, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN SANDY HOOK, KY
Democrats owned this Kentucky county since 1872 – until Donald Trump came along. It’s now deep red.
SANDY HOOK, Ky. — Burrowed within the looping green hills of Appalachia, Elliott County was one of the...
Nov 13, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN GULFPORT, MS
Mississippi Gulf Coast activist aims to remove Confederate monument ‘erected for the purpose of intimidation’
GULFPORT, Miss. — When John Whitfield was growing up in the 1960s, the Confederate monument in Gulfport, Mississippi...
Nov 12, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN PHILADELPHIA, PA
West Philadelphia businesses work to rebuild after a harrowing year
PHILADELPHIA – Around dusk, the peaceful protests and marches that took place in downtown Philadelphia throughout the day...
Nov 12, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN BLUEFIELD, WV
A broken promise to hold police accountable in small West Virginia town
BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — It’s been two decades since the city of Bluefield settled a lawsuit with Robert “Robbie”...
Nov 10, 2020
