Black families fall further behind on homeownership
Some cities and states are trying to boost Black homeownership, which dropped to a 60-year low even before the economic…
Tag: systemic racism
Opinion: We all have power within us to do good with our words
I have been an advocate journalist for nearly four decades, which is nothing short of a miracle when you take…
Opinion: What too many people get wrong about Black dads
When my dad, Lawrence, had cataract surgery in 1994, my sister and I took the day off work. The white…
Opinion: COVID in Black and white shows systemic racism
“When white folks catch a cold, Black folks get pneumonia.” We’ve known this old adage for years but never before…
National Urban League finds State of Black America is grim
ATLANTA (AP) — The National Urban League released its annual report on the State of Black America on Tuesday, and its findings…
Health care firms were pushed to confront racism; some are now investing in Black startups
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Marcus Whitney stands out in Nashville’s $95 billion health care sector as an investor in startups. In addition to…
Family, activists seek answers in Black Missourian’s death
SPANISH LAKE, Mo. (AP) — A puzzling, broad-daylight shooting at a small-town trailer park is renewing concerns among activists about…
Opinion: Funding prisons is a higher priority than funding education; why?
In America, the land of the free, there are more prisons and more prisoners than any other country in the world. This…
Advocates urge lawmakers to focus on inequity in education, not critical race theory
Educators, students and advocates urged state lawmakers Monday afternoon to focus on tackling larger issues of inequity across education rather…
Opponents of ‘critical race theory’ urge Missouri lawmakers to take action
A handful of parents pleaded with state lawmakers to take action on critical race theory in schools — an academic…
Systemic racism tied to Black reluctance to get COVID-19 shots
ST. LOUIS – When Samuel Kennedy was 7, he ran for his life to escape a bloodthirsty white mob in…
Jaco: White nationalist fear in your kid’s school
History, Napoleon wrote, is a lie agreed upon. White nationalists in the Missouri General Assembly won’t read Napoleon in the…
Faith leaders hope Chauvin verdict lifts racial justice work
Faith leaders in Minnesota and across the United States expressed hope that their advocacy work for racial justice will gain…
Criminal justice reformers cheer multiple election victories
NEW YORK (AP) — Almost six months after the death of George Floyd, criminal justice reform advocates are cheering the…
400 years on, Mayflower’s legacy is mix of achievement, injustice
PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — Four centuries after white Europeans stepped off the Mayflower and onto America’s shores, some descendants of…
Grand juror speaks after judge ruling in Breonna Taylor case
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A grand juror who won a court fight to speak publicly about the Breonna Taylor investigation…