Sterling Hospedales
@sterlinghospedales.bsky.social
Sterling Hospedales is the Executive Director of 25x4
The unemployment rate for Black Americans rose from 6% to 7%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. cnn.it/3U4YHVx
Black unemployment just rose at its fastest pace since Covid | CNN Business
A rise in the Black unemployment rate can sometimes serve as a canary in a coal mine when problems are budding in the labor market
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October 3, 2026 at 2:48 AM
The unemployment rate for Black Americans rose from 6% to 7%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. cnn.it/3U4YHVx
Twelve executives from one private prison company wrote one senator checks in six weeks, right after she voted them $45 billion. The founder. The CEO. A man who used to run ICE. Florida, she's yours.
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Trump Fills The ICE Prisons. The Prison Companies Fund Nine GOP Senate Candidates.
Every name, from the filings nobody added up. Also: Georgia’s voters, Jerome Powell, and 30,000 prison workers all beat Trump this week.
www.dworkinsubstack.com
October 3, 2026 at 2:43 AM
Twelve executives from one private prison company wrote one senator checks in six weeks, right after she voted them $45 billion. The founder. The CEO. A man who used to run ICE. Florida, she's yours.
www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/trump-fill...
www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/trump-fill...
The Supreme Court allows Tennessee to execute Christa Pike before her legal challenges are resolved. Justices Sotomayor, Kagan, and Jackson dissent.
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October 1, 2026 at 6:52 AM
The Supreme Court allows Tennessee to execute Christa Pike before her legal challenges are resolved. Justices Sotomayor, Kagan, and Jackson dissent.
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A free expungement clinic, held in Jackson, Mississippi, on Sept. 11 helps people with prior misdemeanor or felony convictions apply for expungement, which would remove the charge from their records and provide them more opportunities in society through jobs and housing.
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Free Expungement Clinic Offers Mississippians Chance to Clear Records and Move Forward
About 40 people attended a free expungement clinic in Jackson, Mississippi, to help them expunge prior convictions from their records.
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September 24, 2026 at 1:08 AM
A free expungement clinic, held in Jackson, Mississippi, on Sept. 11 helps people with prior misdemeanor or felony convictions apply for expungement, which would remove the charge from their records and provide them more opportunities in society through jobs and housing.
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The Supreme Court didn’t always hold the final say over the Constitution’s meaning. A new book argues that Americans need to reclaim ownership of our founding charter from nine robed lawyers. bit.ly/4xNVVml
Sorry, Justices — the Constitution Doesn’t Belong to You
A new book argues that Americans need to reclaim ownership of their founding charter from nine robed lawyers.
bit.ly
September 14, 2026 at 6:04 PM
The Supreme Court didn’t always hold the final say over the Constitution’s meaning. A new book argues that Americans need to reclaim ownership of our founding charter from nine robed lawyers. bit.ly/4xNVVml
The U.S. Department of Justice finds that Berkeley Law deliberately discriminated against Asian and white applicants based on race in its law school admissions. dlvr.it/TVQHmY
DOJ Accuses Berkeley Law of Discrimination in Admissions | Law.com
The U.S. Department of Justice finds that Berkeley Law deliberately discriminated against Asian and white applicants based on race in its law school admissions.
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September 10, 2026 at 6:55 PM
The U.S. Department of Justice finds that Berkeley Law deliberately discriminated against Asian and white applicants based on race in its law school admissions. dlvr.it/TVQHmY
Because today is Labor Day, here is some information on black women who were influential in the American Labor Union movement
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Five Black women who shaped the labor union movement
Black women have played a crucial role in the labor union movement, fighting for workers' rights and racial justice, and have also laid the foundation for broad...
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September 7, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Because today is Labor Day, here is some information on black women who were influential in the American Labor Union movement
www.afro.com/baltimore-ne...
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Mississippi woman vanishes after trip to West Virginia as family urges public to help find her
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https://unheardvoicesmag.com/2026/09/05/mississippi-woman-bettina-johnson-missing-martinsburg-west-virginia/
September 7, 2026 at 5:14 AM
Mississippi woman vanishes after trip to West Virginia as family urges public to help find her
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Lawsuits are arguing that Alabama is deliberately keeping Black prisoners locked up to feed a lucrative profit-making engine built on low-wage labor — and the easily exploited description attached to how that system identifies its targets
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‘Easily Exploited’: Alabama Conspiring to Keep Black Prisoners Locked Up In Effort to Keep Them Working Low-Wage Jobs For a 'Lucrative Profit-Making Engine', Lawsuits Argue
A year after they filed a federal lawsuit to end “a modern-day form of slavery,” the plaintiffs representing prisoners in Alabama and their advocates are
atlantablackstar.com
September 4, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Lawsuits are arguing that Alabama is deliberately keeping Black prisoners locked up to feed a lucrative profit-making engine built on low-wage labor — and the easily exploited description attached to how that system identifies its targets
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atlantablackstar.com/2025/01/03/a...
A Florida middle school teacher allegedly greeted students with “Welcome back, darky,” openly used the N-word in class and degraded a Black student. Despite the accusations, the teacher reportedly escaped disciplinary punishment.
Florida #Education #Racism
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Florida #Education #Racism
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‘Welcome Back, Darky’: Florida Middle School Teacher Who Allegedly Used N-word Openly In Class and Degraded Black Student Escapes Punishment
The Tallahassee Classic School in Florida was founded in 2020 as a tuition-free charter school with a vision to “develop exemplary citizens that are
atlantablackstar.com
September 3, 2026 at 5:59 PM
A Florida middle school teacher allegedly greeted students with “Welcome back, darky,” openly used the N-word in class and degraded a Black student. Despite the accusations, the teacher reportedly escaped disciplinary punishment.
Florida #Education #Racism
atlantablackstar.com/2024/07/04/f...
Florida #Education #Racism
atlantablackstar.com/2024/07/04/f...
Investigators found that leaders of a prison gang in Puerto Rico were selling inmates drugs in exchange for voting for Gov. Jenniffer González-Colón, a longtime Republican.
After Trump’s election, prosecutors were told not to pursue charges.
(Published May)
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After Trump’s election, prosecutors were told not to pursue charges.
(Published May)
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Prosecutors Had a Drugs-for-Votes Scheme “Locked Up.” Under Trump, They Were Told Not to Pursue Charges.
Before the 2024 election, federal prosecutors were "full steam ahead" looking into how a prison gang in Puerto Rico gave drugs to inmates if they voted for a GOP gubernatorial candidate. After Trump’s...
propub.li
September 3, 2026 at 12:17 AM
Investigators found that leaders of a prison gang in Puerto Rico were selling inmates drugs in exchange for voting for Gov. Jenniffer González-Colón, a longtime Republican.
After Trump’s election, prosecutors were told not to pursue charges.
(Published May)
propub.li/4h4xvyQ
After Trump’s election, prosecutors were told not to pursue charges.
(Published May)
propub.li/4h4xvyQ
California is investing in wraparound services for families to try to keep parents from relinquishing kids to foster care.
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CA Bets on ‘Wraparound’ Care to Keep Kids Out of Foster Care
California is investing in wraparound services for families to try to keep parents from relinquishing kids to foster care.
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August 31, 2026 at 6:18 PM
California is investing in wraparound services for families to try to keep parents from relinquishing kids to foster care.
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The Prison Flow Project just published its complete list of US women’s prison facilities, 2026 edition. Check it out: prisonflowproject.org/wp-content/u...
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August 25, 2026 at 9:42 PM
The Prison Flow Project just published its complete list of US women’s prison facilities, 2026 edition. Check it out: prisonflowproject.org/wp-content/u...
The largest directory of Black Farmers. You can locate the one’s nearest you - and order online (I think)
blackfarmersindex.com
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Black Farmers Index
Black Farmers Index drives resources and exposure to agriculturalists with an online directory, workshops, events, data gathering/reporting and media features
blackfarmersindex.com
August 23, 2026 at 10:51 PM
The largest directory of Black Farmers. You can locate the one’s nearest you - and order online (I think)
blackfarmersindex.com
blackfarmersindex.com
A state appellate court has ruled again that New York City’s child welfare agency unlawfully monitored a Bronx mother after she left her abusive partner.
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NY Court: CPS Can't Investigate Parents for Their Abusive Partners
An appellate court ruled that New York City’s child welfare agency unlawfully monitored a Bronx mother after she left her abusive partner.
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August 22, 2026 at 6:01 PM
A state appellate court has ruled again that New York City’s child welfare agency unlawfully monitored a Bronx mother after she left her abusive partner.
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His work is now shown in major museums and galleries, but Jesse Krimes created some of his first artwork in prison. Following his release, he’s also become a strong advocate for the formerly incarcerated and for reforming mass incarceration. to.pbs.org/4xNfafe
Quilt exhibit showcases artwork of inmate turned criminal justice activist
His work is now shown in major museums and galleries, but Jesse Krimes created some of his first artwork in prison. Following his release, he’s also become a strong advocate for the formerly incarcera...
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August 19, 2026 at 8:52 PM
His work is now shown in major museums and galleries, but Jesse Krimes created some of his first artwork in prison. Following his release, he’s also become a strong advocate for the formerly incarcerated and for reforming mass incarceration. to.pbs.org/4xNfafe
The lawsuit filed by police reform advocate Dana Rachlin alleges that the NYPD allows untraceable “ghost access” to sensitive files. The city denies those charges, and the parties are due back in court next month.
www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/08/17/n...
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Activist’s Case Against NYPD Survives Challenge, Alleges Leak of Sex Assault Details
The lawsuit filed by police reform advocate Dana Rachlin alleges that the NYPD allows untraceable “ghost access” to sensitive files. The city denies those charges, and the parties are due back in cour...
www.thecityreporter.nyc
August 18, 2026 at 3:57 AM
The lawsuit filed by police reform advocate Dana Rachlin alleges that the NYPD allows untraceable “ghost access” to sensitive files. The city denies those charges, and the parties are due back in court next month.
www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/08/17/n...
www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/08/17/n...
Seattle Police Officer Simone Minichiello defied his captain's orders not to contact a woman who filed a complaint against him.
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'I'll never quit:' A cop defied orders to stop contacting uninterested dispatcher
A Seattle police officer continued to contact a dispatcher after she filed a formal complaint against him and his captain ordered him to stop, an internal investigation found.
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August 17, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Seattle Police Officer Simone Minichiello defied his captain's orders not to contact a woman who filed a complaint against him.
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