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Culture, Race Matters

Say Their Names Memorial Will Debut Exhibition Honoring Black Lives Lost In NYC

The augmented reality exhibition will debut Sept. 17 in the Seneca Village area of Central Park.

By

Candace McDuffie

Published

September 7, 2022
Criminal Justice, News, Reproductive Justice

UN Committee Argues That US Abortion Restrictions are a Form of Racial Discrimination

On Tuesday, the committee expressed its concerns about the impact of the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision on racial minorities.

By

Jessica Washington

Published

September 2, 2022
Criminal Justice, Social Justice

Maryland Launches ‘Emmett Till Alerts’ to Signal Hate Crimes

It’s intended to work the same as an Amber Alert but with categories to describe the severity of the crime.

By

Kalyn Womack

Published

August 23, 2022
Criminal Justice, News

[Updated] 3rd Black Woman Charged With Hate Crime for Anti-White Assault on MTA Bus

New York City hate crimes have increased by 76 percent since last year.

By

Kalyn Womack

Published

August 19, 2022
News, Race Matters

Update: Owami Davies, a missing Black London Woman, has been Found Alive!

The Black nursing student, Owami Davies, who went missing in London in July, has been found alive, according to police reports.

By

Jessica Washington

Published

August 18, 2022
Crime, Criminal Justice, News

Drunk White Guy Charged with Hate Crime for Swinging a Knife At Three Black Men

This adds to the 338 hate crime incidents reported in the NYPD Hate Crimes Dashboard.

By

Kalyn Womack

Published

August 17, 2022
Education, News

Black Parents Say They Want More Emphasis on CRT Topics in the Classroom

The poll analysis found over half of Black parents wanted their child’s teachers to emphasize the very subjects being banned around the nation.

By

Kalyn Womack

Published

August 16, 2022
Politics

Black and Farmers of Color May Finally Get a Lifeline Under the Inflation Reduction Act

Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) lead the effort to repurpose funds after white farmers held them up for a year with lawsuits.

By

Murjani Rawls

Published

August 11, 2022
Politics, The National Interest

Top U.S. Companies Urge Supreme Court To Uphold Affirmative Action

Over 80 companies like Apple, Bayer, Verizon, General Electric, and Microsoft tout affirmative action as a way to strengthen the workforce.

By

Murjani Rawls

Published

August 4, 2022
Education, News

Pandemic Caused Black and Latino Students to Cancel their College Plans at a Disproportionate Rate

Black and Latino students were affected more than any other group during the peak of the coronavirus pandemic

By

Noah A. McGee

Published

March 25, 2022