DEAPDigital Equity Advancement Project

The
DEAP
Roots
Report.

A weekly newsletter on digital equity for Black people in the South.

Weekly newsletter/Last week's news, Monday morning

Every Monday morning we publish the previous seven days 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 09
A federal judge told xAI the turbines need permits.
Week starting Oct. 26, 2026
Issue 08
Memphis got its speakers back, then passed a pause nobody had read.
Week starting Oct. 19, 2026
Issue 07
Lowndes County gave away 20 years of taxes in 10 minutes.
Week starting Oct. 12, 2026
Issue 06
Memphis held the vote again, and police cleared the room.
Week starting Oct. 5, 2026
Issue 05
A Southaven renter near xAI's expansion was told to leave by Nov. 30.
Week starting Sept. 28, 2026
Issue 04
Bessemer voted out the mayor who signed the nondisclosure agreement.
Week starting Sept. 21, 2026
Issue 03
Entergy dropped its case against the newspapers.
Week starting Sept. 14, 2026
Issue 02
EPA moves to cut the public comment step.
Week starting Sept. 7, 2026
Issue 01
Nobody has checked the map.
Week starting Aug. 31, 2026