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In this week’s edition of Race/Related from the New York Times, journalist John Eligon brings us the news out of Minneapolis, where police officer Mohamed Noor has been found guilty by a racially diverse jury for the shooting and killing of Justine Ruszczyk. Despite the relief that the justice system can actually hold its law enforcement officers accountable, some have found the circumstances of the verdict a bit ironic: the officer convicted is a black, Somali, Muslim man, and his victim was a white woman. With the tables of race turned in this case from the usual story (white cop shoots, kills black man), there are those who question whether the guilty verdict in this case can be chalked up to justice or hypocrisy. At the end of the day, all we can do is let the facts of the case speak for themselves – regardless of whose skin is what color – and let justice be served to all under the law, even those whose duty it is to enforce it.
Read More >A white woman who called the police on a black man cheering on his son at a soccer game in Florida has earned the nickname “Golfcart Gail.” It is the latest incident in which a white woman has called the police on a black person despite there having been no apparent crime. Photographs of the ordeal were uploaded to Facebook by another parent at the match.
Read More >The body of a black man believed to be Otis Byrd was found hanging from a tree. Byrd served 25 years in prison for reportedly robbing and killing a woman.
Read More >In Utah, Mia Love became the first black Republican woman — and first Haitian American — elected to Congress.
Read More >Jody Westby was working from home when she saw police harassing her friend so she ran outside to confront the police.
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With interest rates and inflation rising, Black business owners are worried about their profit margins and overall cash flow. They’re starting to think Donald Trump might be a better candidate for dealing with this than President Biden.
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A recent study found that Black workers make up only 8% of the clean energy labor force, including fossil fuels and electric/hybrid vehicles, which is significantly less than other groups of color.
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The Reginaldo Howard scholarship at Duke University that enabled some Black students attend college has ended.
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Dr. Margot Gage Witvliet, PhD, developed Long COVID in 2020, facing medical gaslighting and discovering shared experiences in dozens of women & BIPOC. Dr. Gage Witvliet learned that medical gaslighting is an insidious phenomenon which disproportionately impacts women and BIPOC. Medical professionals frequently tell female patients with Long COVID and other invisible illnesses that their symptoms are “all in their heads” while treating male counterparts with contrasting, scientifically sound approaches.
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A Black German woman reflects on her feelings of exclusion growing up as one of the only Black people in her German hometown. She received many comments about her heritage that plenty of African Americans and other people of color can relate to as well.
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