By Peter White They imagined a world that didn’t exist yet and went about building it. That was the common
Category: Social Justice
New Study Reveals Woeful Lack of Diversity Across News Beats
By Ethnic Media Services A new Pew study looks at diversity across news beats in the US. The data comes from a
The Tennessee Three and the Lessons of the Past
By Ethnic Media Services The Tennessee General Assembly’s expulsion of two African American lawmakers duly elected by their constituents, while
Children Are Dying at Rates Not Seen in 100 Years
By Peter White Guns are the biggest killers of American children and are tied to an unprecedented rise in suicides
Toward a More Perfect Union — California Aims Higher to Ensure Voting Rights
By Mark Hedin By some accounts, California’s independent redistricting commission (IRC) has set the gold standard for fair elections, wresting
Coalition Takes Biden Administration to Task for Falling Short on Voting Rights
By Mark Hedin A coalition of more than 100 civil rights and advocacy organizations is accusing the Biden administration of
New virtual entrepreneurial curriculum launches to support innovators addressing health equity
(Black PR Wire) Dallas — New training tools from the American Heart Association will help health equity innovators address issues like
California Steps Up on Long March to Reparations
By Mark Hedin The “free state” of California never formally embraced slavery, but slavery and racist policies that derived from
THE BLACK SUPERBOWL AND THE CHALLENGE OF ANTI-BLACKNESS
African American history was celebrated at this year’s Super Bowl. It was the first time that two Black quarterbacks faced
Tyre Nichols Almost Made it Home
By Peter White On January 27, Memphis police released about an hour of the 20 hours of surveillance and body-cam