Posts by Nicole Martinez
Trappist 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.
Read MoreSirens Failed. FEMA Didn’t Show Up. Now Black St. Louis Recovers from Deadly Tornadoes Alone.
Due to government changes, Black residents in St. Louis have no where to turn after an F-3 tornado hit the area.
Read MoreRedlining Shaped the Power Grid. Communities of Color Are Still Paying the Price.
The far-reaching impacts of redlining include unfair electricity costs that still plague many Black communities.
Read MoreThis Date in History: Brown v. Board of Education Is Decided
Heather Cox Richardson discusses two landmark civil rights anniversaries this weekend, includinf the one that barred school segregarion.
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