Race & Equity

Missed pay and loss of benefits from the federal government shutdown could further strain Southern Indiana families’ food options.

The Imagination Library of Louisville offers free books to kids under five as part of an effort to improve youth literacy and book access in the city and statewide.

Louisville Metro has settled a class-action lawsuit with 2020 racial justice protesters who accused police of using excessive force at demonstrations following the police killing of Breonna Taylor.

Funding for food assistance benefits next month isn’t coming, Gov. Andy Beshear said, due to the federal government shutdown. Funding for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program is also delayed.

The Louisville Affordable Housing Trust Fund has helped create more than 4,000 apartments and single-family homes, but not everyone understands how it works.

Louisville’s Community Care Campus is intended to serve people of varying ages and life circumstances who are experiencing homelessness, officials say.

Shemika Whiteside discusses Louisville’s birthing care gaps and how Zora’s Cradle helps mothers and families thrive.

Multiple sources tell NPR that as part of the Trump administration's latest reduction-in-force, the U.S. Department of Education has gutted the office that handles special education.

Black Azz Camping is a Louisville group that runs outdoor events and promotes camping in the Black community. It will have its second annual camping event this weekend in Winchester, Kentucky.

The Department of Agriculture said it will end a longstanding annual food insecurity survey. Experts say the move will obscure the effects of recent changes that will lead to people losing food aid.