How ‘race-norming’ was built into CHANDLER, Ariz. — At first glance, Rick Cunningham looksalmost as formidable at 54 as he did during his playing days, according to the Washington Post. As the 6-foot-7, 270-pound former offensive tackle led a visitor into his home recently, the only visible sign that eight seasons in the National Football…
Shoshone-Bannock Woman Instrumental in Removal of Sacajawea Statue in Virginia
The statue, installed in 1919, shows 19th century explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark with Sacajawea, who is kneeling beside the two white men. Historians say Sacajawea is depicted tracking, but critics of the statue have said she appears to be cowering and crouching timidly, the Idaho State Journal Reports. Abrahamson has called the depiction…
A One-Minute Look at Historical Housing Discrimination in Seattle
This brief video shares revealing insights about redlining in the Pacific northwest. Click below:
A Yale Student Who Makes and Teaches Black History
Kahlil Greene was elected as Yale’s first Black student body president in 2019, when he was a sophomore majoring in history, writes Adenike Olanrewaju. Off-campus, he is known to his more than 447,000 TikTok followers as a self-described “Gen-Z historian” who expounds on lesser-known aspects of American history like the Tuskegee medical experiment, as well…
Here Are The Shocking Numbers Behind America’s Online Harassment Problem
Each year, ADL releases a report on the state of online hate and harassment in America, according to Buzzfeed. We pulled some highlights from the report that show how big of a problem this is in our country. You can read the full report here. LGBTQ+ respondents reported higher rates of overall harassment than all other…
Black England Soccer Players Are Being Racially Abused on Social Media. How Can These Platforms Do Better?
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was set to urge social media companies to take action to stamp out racial abuse on their platforms on Tuesday, after the profiles of Black England soccer players were bombarded with racist comments, according to Time. Johnson was set to reiterate “the urgent need for action” by social media companies…
What 2021 is Showing us about Black Lives Mattering
More than a year after the pivotal moment where millions of Americans witnessed the murder of George Floyd at the hands of those charged with the responsibility to serve and protect — and about two weeks after the salutary news that his killer would pay with a 22.5 year prison sentence — it seems like…
Critical Race Theory Battles are Driving Frustrated, Exhausted Educators out of their Jobs
Battles over diversity and equity initiatives in public schools have resulted in administrators and teachers being fired or resigning over discussions about race, according to NBC. Rydell Harrison is one of a small but growing number of educators who have left their jobs after school districts became inundated in recent months by furious parents who’ve accused…
Housing Solutions—Centering Community in Ownership, Control, and Long-Term Affordability
There’s a growing interest in community control of housing. How is it realized? We explore different community ownership structures, how tenants form a cooperative, and how larger housing nonprofits can incorporate residents into decision-making. By Miriam Axel-Lute There’s a growing interest in community control of housing. This webinar was organized and hosted by the Robert Wood…
White Farmers Blocked a Much-Needed Federal Relief Program for Black Farmers. The Saga Proved Black Farmers won’t Overcome Racism Unless they take their Economic Future into their own Hands.
This month, in a historic step to redress racism, the United States Department of Agriculture planned to begin issuing $4 billion in debt relief to minority farmers around the country. The move follows a long and ugly record of discrimination, including by the USDA itself, writes Cornelius Blanding in an opinion column. Depressingly but not surprisingly, a group…