Ruben Ray Martinez was shot to death by law enforcement in March 2025, but it would be almost a year before his family would learn that it was an ICE agent who killed him.
Nurses held protests in eight cities with displays of the deadly costs of Palantir’s products, including its development and operation of ELITE, an application used by ICE that identifies people for arrest using, in part, improperly obtained Medicaid data.
Dolly Parton never had to stop being Appalachian to become an international icon, or pretend poverty didn't shape her, or that the mountains were something she had escaped. She simply took what she learned there and carried it farther.
Reverend Annie Chambers leaves behind an unparalleled legacy of grassroots activism and unconditional love for her people, her family, her community and all those that struggle to survive.