This year, for the holidays, we’re making a list of places to buy our gifts, and checking it twice. Because businesses like Amazon, Walmart, and Target have been more naughty than nice. Target and Walmart quickly rolled back their diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives at the beginning of the year, jumping ship after President Donald Trump’s […]
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Amanda McCoy is a social media fellow and recent journalism graduate from Texas State University, where she also minored in psychology. She has experience in digital writing and social media, connecting people from diverse backgrounds. Amanda is also passionate about pop culture, baking, and human behavior.
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This Viral Video of a Texas Mom in Labor Is a ‘Textbook Example’ of the Horrors Black Pregnant People Face in Hospitals
UPDATE, Nov. 19, 2025: State legislators are planning their own investigation of a viral video showing a Texas Black mother in labor at a Mesquite hospital, they said this week after several news outlets covered the disturbing footage. Rep. Linda Garcia and Rep. Rhetta Bowers, who both represent parts of Dallas County, called a meeting […]
