Long-standing policies and deeply rooted inequity — rather than a few “bad apples” in the criminal justice system — likely explain why Black defendants in certain parts of the country…
Wi-Bwa Grey brings a unique perspective to Arizona’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples Task Force: that of a survivor. “I know what it’s like to be missing,” Grey said, and…
J-PAL North America is embarking on a year-long planning period to advance racial equity in its work. Throughout this year, J-PAL North America will develop a strategic vision for how…
Unprecedented worldwide protests in 2020 following the murder of George Floyd in Minnesota, United States, marked a watershed moment in the struggle against police brutality and systemic racism. A year…
The convenience of eBooks is being embraced and utilized by the Seattle Public Library (SPL) as it joins Brooklyn Public Library (BPL)’s Books Unbanned initiative. As the second library in the nation to join,…
With the bright, blooming greens of springtime juxtaposed against a sea of red shirts and dresses, and tribal flags blowing in the breeze above them, hundreds of Indigenous citizens marched…
MIDDLETOWN — The city’s Anti-Racism Task Force is recommending the creation of a civilian review board to address Middletown’s higher rates of police stops among people of color. But several…
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — California’s reparations task force voted Saturday to approve recommendations on how the state may compensate and apologize to Black residents for generations of harm caused by discriminatory policies. …
Kansas City reparations push follows similar initiatives in San Francisco, other Democrat enclaves Civil rights activist Bob Woodson blasts concept of reparations A recent episode of 'Dr. Phil' hosted a…
As California lawmakers hail the work of a historic panel that has delved into reparations proposals for African Americans for nearly two years, a state senator on the task force is warning Black residents to not…