Reparation means transformation in Missouri towns big and small
On the busy corner of Lafayette and Dunklin streets in Jefferson City, there are unraked lawns, a parking lot and a tennis court. But it used to be a booming…
Reparations for Black people: Group urges City Council to create task force and enforce existing law
The city enacted a law in 2005 requiring city-contracted businesses to disclose any profits from or policies on enslavement, and to create a reparations plan. Advocates say it was never…
Slavery reparations: How the US can follow one town’s effort to right dark past
'The Big Payback': Erika Alexander, Whitney Dow discuss slavery reparations The documentary, co-directed by Alexander and Dow, highlights an alderwoman's fight for reparations for slavery descendants in an Illinois town.…
‘The Big Payback’ in Evanston shows that reparations are possible
PBS documentary follows local and federal efforts to compensate Black Americans Harvey Mason Jr. hopes to transform the Recording Academy The Grammys needed to change. Meet the man making it…
The Left Only Wants Justice. The Right Only Wants Reconciliation
At a time of deep divisions, when Right and Left can't seem to agree on basic facts to say nothing of values, the legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King…
Organization aims to promote understanding, respect with National Day of Racial Healing
Dallas Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation celebrates the 7th annual National Day of Racial Healing with four free in-person events throughout North Texas on Jan. 17. Following the birthday and…
First Lady Jill Biden announced the winner of the inaugural Song for Social Change award
Last night at the Grammy's, First Lady Jill Biden announced the winner of the inaugural Song for Social Change award: Iranian singer-songwriter, Shervin Hajipour, whose song "Baraye" became the anthem…
Miami should begin ‘preparing for evacuation’ due to climate change, Berkeley professor argues
Daniel Aldana Cohen and Samantha Schuyler provided arguments regarding the question "Should We Start Preparing for the Evacuation of Miami?" in a piece for The Nation on Friday. Cohen, a…
Mali expels UN mission’s human rights chief
The Malian gov't said the decision was due to the choice of civil society witnesses for UN Security Council briefings. By Reuters | Feb 6, 2023 The Malian interim government…
Two bald eagles nested in a pine for years. A utility company tried to chop it down
The fight to save the birds’ habitat ignites old frustrations over California’s engagement with tribal communities ponderosa pine tree, a group of environmentalists gathered for some high stakes bird-watching. Everyone…
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