‘Indigenous Marketplace of Love’ appears briefly in Foster-Powell
If you missed it, take a look at what artists and ‘makers’ had to offer – on the same day, in two different outer East Portland neighborhoods, simultaneously … At…
BIPOC and women-owned businesses in NYC are getting a $25 million incubation space
The first phase of the project will be ready by 2025. Space in New York is head-numbingly hard to come by, especially if you’re a small business owner trying to…
California Lawmakers Propose Reparations, but Not Cash Payments
None of the proposals introduced since January include the direct cash payments to Black Californians that the state’s reparations task force recommended. After the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis…
Study of Fatal and Nonfatal Shootings by Police Reveals Racial Disparities, Dispatch Risks
Analysis, thought to be one of the first published studies that captures both fatal and nonfatal injurious shootings by police nationally, also highlights risks of well-being checks A new study…
Black residents get insight on unique homeowner’s assistance program after Ameris Settlement
The program is the product of a $9 million settlement between Ameris and the U.S. government in a redlining lawsuit. Buffalo Bills sign OL La’El Collins and new details of…
Reparations “land bank” in play, task force chair says
Detroit's reparations task force is starting to pitch potential solutions after more than a year of meetings that have predominantly centered on history rather than generating fresh ideas. The big picture: Detroit…
A Long-term Commitment to Racial Justice, Healing and Reconciliation
O God, you made us in your own image and redeemed us through Jesus your Son: Look with compassion on the whole human family; take away the arrogance and hatred…
Ad Hoc Truth and Reconciliation Commission expresses optimism to recent public events
The TRC held some of its first public events, which focused on collecting data and community input on racial justice issues. Public fact-finding and truth-telling events held between March 14…
“The unconditional belief that you are good is dangerous”
Anyone can potentially become a perpetrator of mass atrocities says Alette Smeulers, professor at the University of Groningen, in The Netherlands. After a thirty years’ research, she developed a typology…
Surprising Silver Linings
In some cultures, menopause is seen as a time to embrace the wisdom and freedom that come with age, and this is thought to be one rea son why women…