Category Archives: Race & Social Justice Posts

The State of Gender-Affirming Care: Legal Restrictions and Ongoing Litigation

By Emily Johnson Florida’s Legal Crackdown on Gender-Affirming Care Over the past few years, Florida has emerged as a battleground for legislative attacks on gender-affirming care, setting a precedent for other states seeking to restrict access to transgender healthcare. These laws have impacted transgender individuals and also created widespread fear, uncertainty, and legal battles that […]

The Last Plantation: Insufficient Data Collection and Discrimination by the United States Department of Agriculture is harming Black Farmers

By Staci Gamble Always unseen and never documented, the struggles of black farmers are constantly overlooked because of discrimination and insufficient data collection by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The USDA is an extraordinarily powerful entity that accounts for allotments, credits, information, and access to government funding.[1] In 1997, the USDA took over the […]

Artificial Thirst: AI’s Unseen Drain on Water

By Brittany Findley At the core of artificial intelligence (AI) is data. Often referred to as the “training fuel” for AI, each AI form relies on vast quantities of assorted and comprehensive data for effective operation.[1] For instance, the latest version of ChatGPT, a text-based generative AI tool, leverages a dataset exceeding one petabyte, providing […]

“Can He Actually Do That?”: The Legality (or Lack Thereof) of Trump’s Immigration Policies

By Lauren Ferguson The first few weeks of Trump’s presidency have been nothing short of eventful. So far, President Trump has signed over twenty-one executive actions related to immigration, covering deportation policies, the revocation of birthright citizenship, and more.[1] Over 1000 people were deported or repatriated on Trump’s fourth day in office,[2] and daily Immigration […]