#ImpactReport: Black majority cities are suffering the most during this year's heat wave, 🥵 the possible dismantling of the Department of Education 📚 and pastors can now endorse political candidates. ⛪ These stories are impacting our community, and here's what you need to know. Read more: https://www.bet.com/article/wwhszu/the-impact-report-climate-crisis-the-irs-and-the-new-fight-for-education-rights | BET

At a small village school called SMS Thakur Vidyalaya in Ulhasnagar, 32 schoolgirls celebrated their first-period party! Growing up in a society where menstruation is often seen as taboo, these young girls didn’t have anyone to talk to about their experiences. They didn’t know how to navigate the changes their bodies were going through. Enter Siddhesh Lokhare, a digital creator, who held a beautiful workshop where the boys of the school took the initiative to teach the girls about periods — lear