BBCHS to expand racial equity training to students
BRADLEY — Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School will be continuing staff training on issues of race and racism as well as extending opportunities for students to get involved next school year.…
FBI shines light on missing and murdered Indigenous women cases
A family's 20 year search for answers TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — It's been 20 years of agony for Tiffany Sorrell and her aunt Velina Guy, that’s because Tiffany’s mother Laverda…
Fossil Free NU hosts teach-in on divestment, abolition, Indigenous rights
Through virtual and in-person events, Fossil Free Northwestern hosted a weekend teach-in on climate justice, divestment, abolition and Indigenous rights. The teach-in kicked off with a Friday night dinner, before…
A majority of Americans say policing should be reformed. But most white people still don’t think police treat Black people differently
The high profile killing of George Floyd and subsequent trial has forced many Americans to examine systemic racism and its role in criminal justice over the last year. A new…
Police not allowed to participate in Denver PrideFest
DENVER — The Center on Colfax confirmed Tuesday police will not be allowed to participate in the 2021 Denver PrideFest parade or as exhibitors. The Center, who hosts PrideFest, released…
Compton Center, DePauw students respond to police brutality
After George Floyd was killed by Minneapolis police on May 25, 2020, a new wave of protests about police brutality and racial injustice rose throughout the United States, many of…
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New Racial Justice Bureau at California Dept. of Justice Will Support State’s Reparations Task Force
California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced on May 11 that he has created a new bureau within the Department of Justice (DOJ) dedicated to fighting discrimination and investigating hate crimes. Bonta said the…
City’s Reparations & Universal Basic Income Committee holds first meeting
Rochester, N.Y. – Local leaders gathered Tuesday for the first meeting of the Reparations and Universal Basic Income Committee for the City of Rochester. Mayor Lovely Warren, as well as…
‘Cash Back’: Report investigates what restitution for Indigenous land theft could look like
TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — How much money does Canada owe Indigenous people for the theft of their land, and what could restitution look like? A new report posed these…
Group pushes county to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Cook County is scheduled to hold a hearing on the proposed change next week and will likely vote on it in June. A group seeking to have Cook County replace…