Writing

Breaking/emerging news

Tesla protest organizer says DOGE’s data grab enables Trump admin’s deportations (Technical.ly)

FiscalNote hit with unfair labor charge by CQ Roll Call over return-to-office mandate (Technical.ly)

Venture for America, which bet on entrepreneurship to revitalize cities, has abruptly shut down (Technical.ly)

Features

Cyber holes, innovation opportunities and more ways tech can help after the Key Bridge collapse (Technical.ly) 

ETC Baltimore quietly replaced its longtime leader. Now, it’s launching a strategic planning process with an outside firm (Technical.ly)

A Kirkland Partner’s Journey to a Historic HBCU Settlement (Law360) 

After riot, legal reasons for disparate policing prove elusive (Law360) 

Slain Baltimore rapper Dee Dave’s family is fighting to preserve his legacy before memories fade (The Baltimore Sun) 

Bigmouth strikes again: Morrissey’s racist rhetoric inspires boycott ahead of Merriweather Post Pavilion show (The Baltimore Sun) 

Hockey has long been about white machismo. Can the NHL change that? (The Guardian)

Inside the Battle to Diversify Orchestras, One Costly Audition at a Time (Colorlines)

Meet Swet Shop Boys, the Desi Hip-Hop Group Powering Through Racial Profiling (Colorlines)

Interviews/Smaller Features

Rashid Johnson’s Notes on ‘Native Son,’ From Wright’s Nightmare to a Cinematic Dream (Cassius)

Regina King and Colman Domingo Make Us Better With ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’ (Colorlines)

Why the New Reprint of James Baldwin’s Children’s Book Still Matters (Colorlines)

Q&As

UC Irvine Profs Talk ‘Rap On Trial,’ Criminalization Of Black Art (Law360) 

Wiggin and Dana DEI Director Talks New ‘DRIVE’ And Purpose (Law360 Pulse) 

Do Philly’s mayoral candidates care about the local music community? (WXPN’s The Key)

3 Questions With ‘Sorry to Bother You’ Director Boots Riley (Colorlines)

Rap and ‘Woody Guthrie Shit’: A Q&A with Lushlife (The Village Voice)

3 Questions With Tamar-kali, Film Composer Extraordinaire (Colorlines)

Op-eds, Essays and Criticism

What kind of world do you actually want to build? (Technical.ly)

‘Compassion and joy’ in Baltimore music scene (The Baltimore Sun) 

‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Uplifts Women As Resilient, Complex and Resolutely Human (Colorlines)

Hasan Minhaj Can’t Cure Racism, But He Can Help Brown Kids Navigate It (Colorlines)