Posts Tagged ‘Protests’
Special News Series: Rising Up For Justice! – US economist proposes $12 trillion in slavery reparations
Professor Darity and Ms. Mullen outline that to eliminate the existing Black-White wealth gap an allocation of between $10 trillion and $12 trillion, or about $800,000 per black household, should be paid.
Read MoreA legacy of resistance: Historical resources for understanding local and national protest movements
As protests against police brutality continue, Reggie Jackson and Dr. Robert Smith provide insights into the protests of the past and the people that made them possible.
Read MoreSpecial News Series: Rising Up For Justice! – Milwaukee protesters begin march to Washington, D.C.
Milwaukee protest leader Frank Sensabaugh starts his 750 mile march with supporters to Washington, D.C.
Read MoreSpecial News Series: Rising Up For Justice! – Peaceful Portland protests after federal withdrawal
Oregon’s governor, Kate Brown, agreed with the White House that the state police would take over responsibility for guarding the courthouse after weeks of escalating protests. She said that “Trump’s troops” were behaving like an occupying army in Portland and provoking unrest with heavy-handed tactics.
Read MoreSpecial News Series: Rising Up For Justice! – 45 Wisconsin Communities Protest
As video of George Floyd’s death spread across the US, protests followed in major cities — as well as unexpected small cities and tiny virtually all-white towns around Wisconsin.
Read MoreSpecial News Series: Rising Up For Justice! – Asheville, N.C., Approves Steps Toward Reparations For Black Residents
A passed resolution aims to address recent systemic issues of segregation and exclusion. It says Black people “have been excluded from full participation in the benefits of citizenship that include voting, employment, housing and health care.”
Read MoreSpecial News Series: Rising Up For Justice! – How Black Lives Matter Protests Have Changed The World
In the month since George Floyd’s death at the hands of the police, the world has witness some of the most engaged, passionate and determined anti-racism protests and calls-to-action in recent memory.
Read MoreSpecial News Series: Rising Up For Justice! – Ghana’s message to African Americans is “Come home”
Ghana’s government is hoping to tap into the current mood of reflection and resistance to strengthen its pitch targeting people of African descent in the diaspora.
Read MoreSpecial News Series: Rising Up For Justice! – Protests push amendment to remove ‘slavery’ from Utah’s constitution
The recent protests against racial inequality could push legislation on policing to passage on Utah’s Capitol Hill, as well as a proposed amendment that officially repeals “slavery” from the state constitution.
Read MoreSpecial News Series: Rising Up For Justice! – King Leopold statues removed in Belgium
Introduction To This Series: This post is one installment in an ongoing news series: a “living history” of the current national and international uprising for justice. Today’s movement descends directly from the many earlier civil rights struggles against repeated injustices and race-based violence, including the killing of unarmed Black people. The posts in this series…
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