Black Americans are more likely to suffer from diabetes, heart disease and other serious chronic health problems. That’s why U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), said she recently introduced legislation calling…
Among the 500 companies represented in Fortune’s flagship ranking, Black executives only lead eight of them. That’s 1.6%, a figure that is as microscopic as it is nearly record-breaking: Last year…
In light of several recent incidents involving alleged racial discrimination toward its passengers, American Airlines CEO Robert Isom says he is taking immediate action to “rebuild trust” within the company.…
‘Racial wealth gap, racial terror, racial trauma, race-based traumatic stress – they are creating new categories of grievancesKaty Grimes Katy Grimes, the Editor in Chief of the California Globe, is…
A first-term mayor, whose administration has plenty of bread-and-butter issues on its plate, ought to focus on fixing public transit, public schools, crime and other problems that impact Black Chicagoans.…
Tyrone Beason Few governmental practices have caused more rapid disruption or erosion of generational wealth in Black and brown communities than the discriminatory use of eminent domain — the legal…
By Kanya BennettLast year, with the Juneteenth holiday in its infancy, I hosted a dynamic and engaging conversation on Pod for the Cause. The podcast guests were Keenan Keller of the U.S. House…
Amy Goodman January 10, 2024 Representative Jackson Lee has died at the age of 74 after announcing last month she had pancreatic cancer. Did you know that Truthout is a…
By Hideko Tamura Friedman | December 7, 2020 Today I live in the United States where I’m a social worker in the Radiation Oncology Department at the University of Chicago…
By Kathleen Burkinshaw | August 4, 2016 John Mecklin “Someday, the voices of the hibakusha will no longer be with us to bear witness. But the memory of the morning of August…