On the Record (2020)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bgVmjX86bQ On The Record presents the powerful and haunting story of music executive Drew Dixon as she grapples with her decision to become one of the first women of color,…
When Covid-19 closed schools, Black, Hispanic and poor kids took biggest hit in math, reading
An analysis of 4.4 million student test scores showed most children fell short in math — and the most vulnerable students likely fell further behind. When the Covid-19 pandemic forced…
6 Phrases to Avoid Using in Conversations About Race
It’s an inescapable reality of being a BIPOC: Sooner or later, someone will say something racially insensitive. It might be an innocent flub or an all-out mean-spirited dig, but you…
Supreme Court weighs child-slavery case against Nestlé USA, Cargill
The Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday about whether U.S. chocolate companies should be held responsible for child slavery on the African farms from which they buy most of their cocoa.…
Teacher Simply Acknowledging Black Lives Matter in Lesson Prompts Prolonged, Racist Outrage in Wisconsin Town
White people have continually proven that their response to being asked to not be racist is to simply be more racist. A small town in Wisconsin has been a perfect…
QAnon beliefs, promise of child custody help hang over deadly shooting
Witnesses told authorities that the woman accused of killing Chris Hallett shot him because she said he was conspiring with the government to keep her children from her. On Nov.…
UN warns child labour, trafficking on the rise in troubled Mali
DAKAR, Dec 1 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - More children have been trafficked, forced to work in gold mines and to fight as soldiers in Mali this year as conflict worsened…
We’re scared to have children because the Earth is dying, study confirms
The window for us to address human-caused climate change is rapidly closing. With each passing day of inaction, the potential for the planet to be a place that future generations…
Supreme Court to mull challenge to convictions under “racist Jim Crow” jury laws
Jerome Morgan was imprisoned for second-degree murder in 1994 after 10 out of 12 jurors voted to convict him. The two jurors who wanted to acquit Morgan were the Louisiana…
Captain in Conception dive boat fire indicted on 34 counts of manslaughter
Prosecutors alleged the captain failed to set a roving patrol, failed to conduct fire drills and failed to sufficiently train his crew. The captain of the Conception, the dive boat…