NAACP pushes for tougher data center accountability

NAACP pushes for tougher data center accountability

As St. Louis weighs the promises and risks of a $3 billion data center project in Midtown, the St. Louis branch of the NAACP is urging city leaders to ensure Black communities do not bear the costs of the region’s artificial-intelligence boom without sharing in its benefits. The civil rights organization recently released a Community Benefit Framework calling for stronger protections, greater transparency and enforceable investments in neighborh…