Civil rights groups will be closely watching the U.S. Supreme Court next Wednesday when the justices hear a challenge to South Carolina’s congressional redistricting map. In Alexander v. SC State Conference…
Talking about racial injustice and the deleterious impacts it has on countless lives has always been a challenge for society. Opening that door for a rich and informative exchange on…
A recent report from the Sentencing Project has revealed that significant strides have been made in reducing racial inequities in incarceration over the past two decades. However, the study also…
Mass incarceration and gender inequality dragged the U.S. ranking in global inclusiveness index. The U.S. continues to underperform on an annual list that ranks inclusivity as experienced by marginalized groups…
Hundreds of deeds for homes on the North Shore contain racist language or covenants, prohibiting the properties from being transferred to specific ethnic groups, according to recent research spearheaded by…
The Rice Task Force on Slavery, Segregation and Racial Injustice released its final report and recommendations for the university after four years. Originally commissioned in 2019 by then-President David Leebron, the task…
ASHEVILLE - In his keynote speech for Asheville and Buncombe County's first Reparations Summit, hosted at UNC Asheville, history-making attorney George Fatheree told the story of Bruce's Beach. Though it…
Evanston resident Cheryl Henry attended Thursday’s Reparations Committee meeting to understand how she could receive payments from the city. “This is the first time I’ve actually come in and I…
Tulsa Race Massacre survivors Viola Ford Fletcher, third from right, and Lessie Benningfield Randle, second to right, are flanked by descendants of massacre survivors at an interim study on Thursday…
Young adults who experienced neglect as children may have more difficulty feeling pleasure than those who were abused, a study in Depression & Anxiety suggests. “[Childhood trauma] exerts a lasting impact on cognition, emotion,…