Letter: What needs to be done after Indigenous Peoples’ Day
I’m writing in response to the article “Indigenous Peoples’ Day,” (Monitor, 10/13) Last Monday, many people across New Hampshire likely re-posted a picture or an article on social media to…
A proposed Biden drug policy could widen racial disparities, civil rights groups warn
A coalition of nearly 100 civil rights and criminal justice reform groups is protesting a Biden administration proposal that would potentially stiffen prison sentences for certain synthetic opioids, warning that it will…
MAYO CLINIC TO LEAD NEW RESEARCH CENTER ADDRESSING RACISM’S EFFECT ON HEART HEALTH
ROCHESTER, Minn. - Mayo Clinic is teaming up with the University of Minnesota to address the effects of racism on heart health. The organizations are leading a new research center,…
Justice Department Reaches Settlement to Remedy Severe Racial Harassment of Black and Asian-American Students in Utah School District
Agreement Requires Davis School District to Address Racially Hostile Environment and Discriminatory Discipline The Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division and the United States Attorney’s Office for Utah announced a settlement…
20 influential Indigenous Americans you might not know about
Most Americans can count on one hand the Indigenous Americans who contributed to the colonial history of this land—from Sacagawea and Geronimo to Pocahontas and Sitting Bull. However, the reality…
‘Let’s try something different’: Minneapolis residents to vote on ballot measure to replace police department
The proposal has divided the community, including those who had been allied in calling for police reform after Derek Chauvin killed George Floyd last year. MINNEAPOLIS — Three weeks before…
Remembering the many killed, during National Day Against Police Brutality
Opposite the Oscar Grant III Way, a sea of candles illuminated the Fruit Veil BART Station on Friday night. Families across the Bay Area placed these candles in front of…
San Diego march against police brutality remembers those killed
Speakers include family members of people who had died in police shootings. SAN DIEGO — The lives of several people who died in county jail or in confrontations with law enforcement…
Courts must hold rogue cops accountable everywhere — even at the dentist
Our view: Courts should make clear that out-of-control cops won't get a free pass to abuse people anywhere in the U.S. Vietnam veteran José Oliva survived his service in the…
Opposing Issue 24: Overtly anti-police measure will make Clevelanders less safe: James A Dayton Jr. and Carol O. Dayton
CLEVELAND -- Before they vote, we would urge citizens of Cleveland to carefully read their copies of the initiated Issue 24 proposal that recently arrived in the mail to amend the Cleveland…