How the data center boom could harm Black communities

Published on February 28, 2025

This story was originally published by Capital B , a nonprofit newsroom that centers Black voices and experiences. To read more of Adam Mahoney’s work, visit Capital B . Ninety years ago, President Franklin D. Roosevelt and South Carolina Gov. Ibra Blackwood worked together to bring electricity to rural South…

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