Week of Action: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Every year, from April 29 through May 5, the National Week of Action for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) calls the nation and the world to rise up to…
A Second Year Of Racial Justice Protests Outside The Kentucky Derby
Racial justice protesters marched outside Churchill Downs on Saturday in protest of the Kentucky Derby and the continued unjust killings of Black people at the hands of police. Beginning at…
WHAT THE EMERALD MEANS TO ME: FILLING IN THE PUZZLE
(In support of the Emerald’s 7th Anniversary fundraiser we asked community members to share about what the Emerald means to them.) Consuming the world’s current events feels like constructing a…
Foot Locker Launches $3 Million Multi-City Program to Empower BIPOC Communities
Foot Locker Inc. revealed its latest effort to support BIPOC communities today, which will be done in partnership with the Local Initiatives Support Corporation. Through its Foot Locker Foundation, the…
Comcast RISE Awards $1M in Grants to 100 BIPOC-Owned Small Businesses in Chicago, Cook County
The $1 million in local grants is part of a $5 million multi-city initiative designed to support BIPOC- (Black, Indigenous and other People of Color) owned small businesses in Chicago…
Racial equity report offers recommendations to Portland
Black Lives Matter holds protest in Portland A Racial Equity Steering Committee is recommending the city do a number of things, including screening police officers for personal prejudice, racism or…
How Mayors Can End The Cycle Of Police Violence
For those working to end police violence against people of color, the past weeks have been particularly taxing. In the wake of Derek Chauvin’s conviction for George Floyd’s murder, 16-year-old…
Mass. Commission Starts 5-Month Study of Qualified Immunity
A Truro Democrat on Friday pushed members of a new commission studying qualified immunity to reach out and listen to a diverse set of voices, saying the group's primarily white…
Families of people killed by police, organizers hold protest against police brutality in Phoenix
A group of about 40 people met in downtown Phoenix at the Cesar Chavez Memorial Plaza Friday evening to demand justice for multiple people killed at the hands of Arizona…
Lawmakers-of-color demanding hearings on police reform before session end
Members of the People of Color and Indigenous Caucus (POCI) at the Minnesota Legislature are demanding hearings and a vote on additional police reforms, well before the fast-approaching end of…
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