Let’s Talk About the Taking of Black Land

Let’s Talk About the Taking of Black Land

Greener pastures: A home in Seneca Village, surrounded by the rolling hills that would become Central Park. In 1825, John and Elizabeth Whitehead divided their Manhattan farmland into 200 lots and began selling it off. I know it’s hard to imagine Manhattan as ever having farmland, but “the city” remained densely clustered on the southern … Read more

Wisconsin state Supreme Court lets ban on drop boxes go into effect for spring election

Wisconsin state Supreme Court lets ban on drop boxes go into effect for spring election

Residents drop mail-in ballots in an official ballot box outside of the Tippecanoe branch library on Oct. 20, 2020 in Milwaukee, Wis. | Getty Images Wisconsin’s state Supreme Court is letting a ban on drop boxes in the state go into effect for the state’s spring local elections. The state’s highest court rejected a motion … Read more

Android users warned over trick that lets you read deleted WhatsApp messages

Android users warned over trick that lets you read deleted WhatsApp messages

Android users are warned about a trick that allows you to read deleted WhatsApp messages that could compromise phone data. A handful of different apps can be used to retrieve the deleted messages. But one new app, WAMR, seems to retrieve deleted data from WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, and other platforms. Due to the encryption on … Read more