How can L.A. keep Indigenous dance circles alive? Ask ‘el general’
Twenty-two Indigenous dancers move as one in a circle with a man dancing in the middle. They call him “el general.” Lazaro Arvizu has dedicated his life to promoting Danza…
Five locations throughout the US have been renamed to remove a derogatory term for Indigenous women
The United States Department of the Interior has replaced a derogatory term for Indigenous women used for centuries in five areas across the country. The Board on Geographic Names (BGN)…
Nearly 50 Years After the Civil Rights Movement Why is Equality Still a Question?
Equality is about ensuring that every individual regardless of race, religion, disability and gender are treated fairly and have equal opportunity. The ensuing fight for equality recognizes that historically groups…
3 DEI mistakes companies made in 2022—and how they can be fixed this year
Last year, DEI progress in the workplace stalled for the first time since 2017. Not only has this turned younger generations away from applying to certain companies and industries, but it’s also…
California lawmaker wants reparations proposal to be a nationwide ‘blueprint,’ beyond ‘financial compensation’
Assembly member Reginald Jones-Sawyer said the California reparations proposal should be taken up by cities and states around the country California State Assemblymember Reggie Jones-Sawyer told Fox News Digital he…
Reparation means transformation in Missouri towns big and small
On the busy corner of Lafayette and Dunklin streets in Jefferson City, there are unraked lawns, a parking lot and a tennis court. But it used to be a booming…
Reparations for Black people: Group urges City Council to create task force and enforce existing law
The city enacted a law in 2005 requiring city-contracted businesses to disclose any profits from or policies on enslavement, and to create a reparations plan. Advocates say it was never…
Slavery reparations: How the US can follow one town’s effort to right dark past
'The Big Payback': Erika Alexander, Whitney Dow discuss slavery reparations The documentary, co-directed by Alexander and Dow, highlights an alderwoman's fight for reparations for slavery descendants in an Illinois town.…
‘The Big Payback’ in Evanston shows that reparations are possible
PBS documentary follows local and federal efforts to compensate Black Americans Harvey Mason Jr. hopes to transform the Recording Academy The Grammys needed to change. Meet the man making it…
The Left Only Wants Justice. The Right Only Wants Reconciliation
At a time of deep divisions, when Right and Left can't seem to agree on basic facts to say nothing of values, the legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King…