Posts Tagged ‘Racism’
1 in 3 U.S. students attended a racially segregated public school in 2020-21, watchdog says
Despite overall increases in diversity, segregated schools still exist and hinder quality education for America’s schoolchildren.
Read MoreThere’s a simple reason why white mass shooters get arrested while unarmed Black people are killed by police
Law enforcement repeatedly brings in white perpetrators alive, while Black people who are only suspected of committing crimes are killed.
Read MoreAnti-Black, gay, Asian bias fuel California hate crime surge
Black Americans are among the groups increasingly targeted for hate crimes in California, according to a report discussed by the state’s AG.
Read MoreWoman says Arkansas Church Turned Her Away because She was Black
Racism remains pervasive in everyday interactions as illustrated by an experience one Arkansas woman describes having at a local church.
Read MoreDriver says he’s traumatized after officer made chilling statement during traffic stop
A traffic stop interaction with a Miami Dade officer has gone viral after the cop told a Black man “this is how you guys get killed.”
Read MoreAmerican As Violence
The violence enacted and experienced by Americans is nothing new. It’s thoroughly embedded in the culture, but we can move on from it.
Read MoreKentucky Senate candidate Charles Booker says racist experiences help fuel his run
Kentucky Senate hopeful Charles Booker isn’t bashful about racist experiences with colleagues that motivated him to run against Rand Paul.
Read MoreJune 12th Marks 55 Years of Legal Interracial Marriage
If mixed-race couple the Lovings hadn’t taken Virginia to court in 1967, who knows how long interracial would have remained illegal in the US.
Read MoreRace stands as a backdrop in Jan. 6 committee hearings on Capitol Hill
The investigation into the January 6 attack on the Capitol after President Trump after lost to Biden should examine white supremacy.
Read MoreBlack America: It’s time to stop taking care of everyone but you
By Sophia A. Nelson, The Grio OPINION: As Mental Health Awareness Month comes to a close and after two traumatic mass shootings in the past weeks, Sophia Nelson offers some life lessons on self-care. This has been a rough Mental Health Awareness Month for America, but particularly for Black and brown Americans who, in just…
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