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Reporting On Ownership, Technology and the South.

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Every Monday we go through the week in nine Southern states and write down what actually happened with broadband money, data centers and the county numbers that usually get buried. Then we say plainly what it does to Black people living in those places. Every claim links back to its source, so you never have to take our word for any of it.

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Issue 01
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Week ending Sept. 7, 2026