The pandemic has propelled health inequity and racism into news headlines and helped spark national conversations about the health disparities that face the Black, Indigenous, and...
mothers are brave, courageous, and will stand by their children through thick and thin, regardless of whether they are successful, or even those who have fallen...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Whether it is other philanthropists, local or regional health centers, or state and federal officials, there is a desperate need for creative solutions...
Mayor Libby Schaaf rated unfavorably by 54% of voters, while only 37% were favorable
The case settles claims of police brutality at a board meeting in October 2019, when parents and teachers protested the closure of Henry J. Kaiser Jr....
A police reform bill calling for stricter standards on how law enforcement officers across the state use rubber bullets and tear gas for crowd control has...
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Calling the FBI’s activities and methods under Hoover “government-sponsored harassment,” Cohen said “COINTELPRO was not just violent and illegal. What made it so pernicious is it...
The man who killed Vincent Chin, Ronald Ebens, a white auto worker, spent no jail time for the crime and was allowed to plea bargain to...
Overall, our report found that the names Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and George Floyd were shared online nearly 50 million times from last June to September...
Our Black newspapers are now celebrating 194 years of being the keeper of the flame of liberty and the source of information in “our” struggle for...
“These accomplished artists are tapping into their culture and creativity to share empowering messages with communities that have been hard hit by COVID-19,” said Chet P....
Armstrong, unlike Schaaf and previous OPD chiefs, said “I apologize to the community.”
“We know something is wrong, when one side in the bargaining process eventually amasses such an imbalance of power that it seems to operate as an...
Since Floyd’s murder, members of the CLBC have introduced five different bills geared toward eliminating police use of excessive force and encouraging safter and more responsible...
And I am not just talking about justice as an idea. I am talking about a Department of Justice that is willing to take on abusive...
Lee noted that Black and Brown folks are dealing with what Carey calls “vaccine wisdom” in light of medical experiments in Tuskegee and others.
Officer’s Conviction Necessary but Not Sufficient, Greenlining Institute Says
Almost 11 months ago, the world watched as Officer Derek Chauvin kept his knee on the back of George Floyd’s neck. He kept it there for...
This would ensure that survivors of police violence and loved ones of those killed by police are no longer dependent on either a police report documenting...
As I sit here in prison, in the pit of unfathomable misery, I contemplate the need to speak and write about what is and has been...
Black Americans were already in the midst of two disasters this year – the disproportionate toll of the COVID-19 pandemic and a spate of horrifying incidents of police brutality — when fire season in California started early....
[George] Floyd’s murder sparked peaceful demonstrations in cities across the country, demonstrations that, in Minneapolis and a few other places, turned toward riots. Chauvin and his...
Thousands of people took to Oakland streets beginning May 29 for what was largely a peaceful protest against the death of George Floyd, a Black man...
A shocking video of a police officer beating a 14-year-old African American boy over a Swisher tobacco cigarette is being shared across social media platforms around the world....