Posts by Nicole Martinez
Amid attacks on DEI, a US nonprofit offers reparations, education and healing: ‘We’re looking to fill the gap’
Thanks to support from donors, one Louisiana organization can help some descendants of enslaved people while other support is stripped.
Read MoreHow one father developed a doula program for dads
Joshua Liston-Zawad, who sought a way to be more involved when his wife gave birth, started a program to help other dads to the same.
Read More‘A dog cemetery would not be treated like this’: the fight to preserve Black burial grounds in the US
The Bethesda African Cemetery Coalition has been fighting to preserve local cemeteries from new developments for nearly a decade.
Read MoreInside HIV Activists’ Plan To Save Lives as Trump Guts Federal Funding
Cedric Sturdevant founded Community Health PIER to reduce health disparities in the Mississippi Delta in the wake of HIV funding cuts.
Read MoreSupreme Court takes up religious claim by Rastafarian whose dreadlocks were cut by prison officials
Damon Landor, who had grown his hair for nearly 20 years, was nearly finished with his sentence when forced to cut his dreadlocks.
Read MoreHarvard hired a researcher to uncover its ties to slavery. He says the results cost him his job: ‘We found too many slaves’
When a study at Harvard revealed more connnections between the school and slavery, research was slowed and discouraged.
Read MoreWhat Do ICE Raids Teach Kids?
Quintessa Williams that ICE raids are an act of terror against Black and other children of color, some of who are afraid to leave home.
Read MoreA former plantation becomes a space for healing, art and reparative history
A collaboration between Wallace Center for Arts and Reconciliation and art studio 1504 teaches about history and facilitates conversations.
Read MoreAs DEI disappears from major retailers, Shop Red Bag gives Black-owned brands a new home
Candi Carter’s website Shop Red Bag connects marginalized shop owners and activist buyers while big retailers are rolling back DEI initiatives.
Read MoreCity of Tulsa Provides Significant Archeological, DNA Updates in 1921 Graves Investigation
Tulsa’s Mayor Nichols announced the confirmation that a veteran was a victim of the massacre and the finding of a potential victim’s remains.
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