TechnologyReportedJul 1, 20264 Sources
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The broadband map is civil infrastructure.
A federal map decides which neighborhoods count as connected — and $42.45 billion follows the map. If it's wrong about your block, the money goes somewhere else.
Black AthletesCommentaryJul 1, 20263 Sources
HBCU athletes need an NIL playbook they can control.
The money gap between HBCUs and the power programs is real and it is not closing. The move isn't waiting on a bigger collective — it's athletes turning their own name into audience, income, and skills that outlast the last game.
National Reformer staff / 9 min read
EconomyReportedJul 1, 20263 Sources
Black-owned employer businesses are a market, not a slogan.
Nearly 195,000 Black-owned firms have employees on payroll — $211.8 billion in receipts, 1.6 million jobs. The real story is what keeps that number from being bigger.
National Reformer staff / 7 min read
HBCUsReportedJul 1, 20263 Sources
Choosing an HBCU should not feel like detective work.
The facts a family needs — cost, programs, admissions, outcomes — exist in federal records and on school websites. They have never lived in one place. That gap costs students time and money.
National Reformer staff / 7 min read
VotingReportedJul 1, 20262 Sources
Voting-law watch starts in the statehouse.
By the time there's a line outside a polling place, the rules that made the line were written months ago. The fight over your ballot happens in committee rooms and courtrooms, on a schedule most voters never see.
National Reformer staff / 6 min read
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