Read more about the article Trench collapses have killed hundreds of workers in the U.S. over the last decade
Melinda Mattocks-Ushry holds a photo of her brother Kelvin “Chuck” Mattocks at her home in New Bern, North Carolina on December 5, 2023. Mattocks was killed in 2016 at a construction site when a trench he was working in collapsed in Boston, Massachusetts. Kevin Otto, who owned the drain pipe company responsible for the safety of the trench, was sentenced to two years in prison. Madeline Gray for NPR

Trench collapses have killed hundreds of workers in the U.S. over the last decade

More than 250 people have died since 2013 when trenches they were working in caved in. In most cases, the employers failed to follow basic government regulations for making trenches…

Continue ReadingTrench collapses have killed hundreds of workers in the U.S. over the last decade
Read more about the article Buses weren’t the only civil rights battleground in Montgomery – the city’s parks still reflect a history of segregation

Buses weren’t the only civil rights battleground in Montgomery – the city’s parks still reflect a history of segregation

Montgomery, Alabama, touts itself as the birthplace of the U.S. Civil Rights Movement. But although Montgomery now embraces its history of bus boycotts and protest marches, it remains one of the most…

Continue ReadingBuses weren’t the only civil rights battleground in Montgomery – the city’s parks still reflect a history of segregation