Cheat Sheet: 5 Things You Must Know About Juneteenth
June 19th is the day we honor the freedom of those who were enslaved in the Confederacy. Juneteenth is more than a day off from work and cookouts! June 19th…
Family, friends share stories of loved ones lost to racial injustice
An organization held a statewide unity conference against racial injustice at the Jackson Medical Mall Saturday. Participants came from all over the state, and some told their stories of the…
‘Humanize everybody:’ YWCA racial justice campaign brings attention to disabilities
TOPEKA — Michael Bell was homeless when he was diagnosed with heart disease and breathing issues in 2018. In just a six-month stay at the Topeka Rescue Mission, he visited…
What Does ‘Woke’ Even Mean? How A Decades-Old Racial Justice Term Became Co-Opted By Politics
“Woke” is now best known as a negative political buzzword used to describe anything deemed too liberal or progressive—like brands that support Pride Month, The Little Mermaid live-action film and teaching about race…
Ohio Constitution allows slavery as a penalty for crime. Lawmakers want to change that
Nearly sixty years after the last state in the nation abolished slavery, Ohio's Constitution still allows involuntary servitude as punishment for a crime. Ohio lawmakers say enough is enough. Reps. Dontavius Jarrells,…
Teachers Union Wants To Charge ‘BIPOC’ Educators Lower Dues To Change Its ‘Racial Breakdown’
An Oregon teachers union is considering creating a task force which would charge educators in the black, indigenous, people of color (BIPOC) communities lesser membership dues in an effort to…
Supreme Court unexpectedly upholds provision prohibiting racial gerrymandering
Nina Totenberg Updated June 8, 20238:58 PM ET The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday stepped back from the brink of totally gutting the landmark 1965 Voting Rights Act. By a 5-to-4 vote,…
New York City Department of Education data shows racial, ethnic disparities within elite public high schools
NEW YORK -- Startling data released by education officials in New York City has shed some light on the persistent racial and ethnic disparities within the city's elite public high schools.…
Who should be eligible for reparations? That’s the big question in Amherst
How does a city even begin to repair the harms caused by slavery and other forms of racism? The answer entails deeply complex conversations about discrimination, what constitutes appropriate redress,…
Over a century on, Tulsa families await reparations for ‘Black Wall Street’ massacre
1921 massacre obliterated a prosperous Black community, marking one of American history's darkest chapters of racial violence HOUSTON, US It has been more than 100 years since the massacre that…