Posts by Nicole Martinez
Norwalk students receive full scholarships to historically Black college: ‘Truly a gift’
Two high school students will head to Livingstone College this fall, thanks to a scholarship to the historically Black school.
Read MoreTulsa’s new Black mayor proposes $100M trust to ‘repair’ impact of 1921 Race Massacre
Mayor Nichols does not call the payments “reparations” because it’s a loaded term, and the approach will focus on racial repair generally.
Read MoreHarvard relinquishes possession of slave photos after years-long dispute
A descendant of the subject of some photos has allowed Harvard to keep ownership in as long as the photos became publically available.
Read MoreTrappist abbey’s meditation garden honors enslaved people who once worked the land
What was once a plantation is now a Catholic Abby overseen by the first Black Catholic bishop in South Carolina.
Read MoreThey were shot by police at the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests. ‘I came home a different person’
Thousands of activists protested after George Floyd’s murder, and many of them bear the scars five years later.
Read MoreMay 25, 2020: Remembering when George Floyd’s murder ignited Milwaukee and the nation five years ago
Kenosha, Wisconsin was just one city where a protest against police violence made headlines after George Floyd’s murder in 2020.
Read MoreCritics say the movement to defund the police failed. But Austin and Seattle are seeing progress
Milwaukee is one of several cities that diverted money away from policing toward social programs to improve communities and reduce crime.
Read MoreA look at the promise by George Floyd’s family to 38th and Chicago area in the years since grants awarded
Small Minneapolis businsses are among those who received part of nearly $500,000 in grants dispersed by George Floyd’s family.
Read MoreDOJ Under Trump Shuts Down Police Reform Cases Sparked by Floyd, Taylor Deaths
The new administration has closed investigations in multiple states that were looking into police violence.
Read More5 Years After George Floyd’s Death, Activists Say the Promise of Change Remains Unfulfilled
George Floyd’s murder turned attention to anti-Black violence by police, but that attention hasn’t led to enough progress, according to many.
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