racism
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May- 2024 -4 May
Maternal Health Disparities: A Racial Injustice
Last year, Senator Becca Rausch, (D-Massachusetts), gave a floor speech presenting a bill regarding racial maternal health disparities. In that speech Rausch said, “Mr. President, we are in the biggest racial…
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Mar- 2024 -5 March
NABJ Appalled by Gray TV Affiliate KMOV’s Use of ‘Colored’ on Air
The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) is appalled and disappointed by a recent incident at KMOV, Gray Television’s affiliate in St. Louis. While teasing a story about Black homeowners…
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Sep- 2019 -20 September
N-word, other racist language found in Baton Rouge Police Dept. emails
LOUISIANA WEEKLY — Just three months after a judge lifted a 39-year-old consent decree requiring the Baton Rouge Police Department to seek more diversity in its ranks, social justice proponents…
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14 September
What Local Parents Teach Their Children About Racial Bias
BIRMINGHAM TIMES — The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recently issued a first-time-ever policy statement that encourages pediatricians to educate themselves about racial bias because of the devastating long-term impact racism…
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13 September
Pediatricians Asked to Fight Impact of Racism on Child Health
BIRMINGHAM TIMES — The nation’s pediatricians are calling on members to help address the impact of racism on child and adolescent health. A recent American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) policy…
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9 September
Bullied Employee Collects $1.58 Million From UC Regents
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — Former UCLA employee Nicole Birden said she feels “good about her victory” now that UC regents have been ordered to pay her $1.58 million, as compensation for…
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9 September
African American Legacy Fund of Indianapolis has more challenges before giving
INDIANAPOLIS RECORDER — It’s been a little more than four months since Central Indiana Community Foundation unveiled its five-year strategic plan for Marion County and announced it would partner with the…
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5 September
COMMENTARY: Them Texas Chickens!!!
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “If Malcolm was alive today, he would tell you that the chickens have come home to roost again. Dallas Texas, specifically the very spot where Kennedy was…
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Aug- 2019 -27 August
When South Africans Declared ‘Liberation’ at Two Whites-Only Beaches
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — South Africa witnessed the beginning of the end of Whites-only beaches thirty years ago this week after an action launched by the Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu. It…
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24 August
Federal Judge Orders Daily Stormer Publisher to Pay $700K in Damages to Former AU Student
THE WASHINGTON INFORMER — In 2017, Taylor Dumpson was elected as American University’s first Black female student body president. One day following her inauguration, an anonymous person hung nooses with…
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