By America’s Voice As we commemorate Black History Month and recognize the achievements, contributions, and challenges this community faces—the community that faithfully lead the struggle for civil rights in this nation—we inevitably reflect upon what we, as other minority groups, have in common at a time when non-Anglo Saxon sectors of society are in a […]
Marcus Arbery, Sr., father of Ahmaud Arbery, at the protest opposing bond for suspects in the shooting death of his son. – Brunswick, Georgia / USA – November 11, 2020 (Shutterstock) By Barbara Harris Combs, The Conversation The idea of community and who belongs and who does not was a common theme in the Jan. […]
Martin Luther King, JR. Memorial. Editorial use only. – Washington DC – January 11, 2015 (Shutterstock) By Joshua F.J. Inwood, The Conversation More than 50 years after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., the United States remains divided by issues of race and racism, economic inequality as well as unequal access to justice. These […]
The statue memorial for Martin Luther King Jr. in West Potomac Park, Washington D.C. – Washington D.C., USA – Sep 24, 2011 (Shutterstock) By Vicki Crawford, The Conversation An avid reader King read voraciously across a wide range of topics, everything from the “The Diary of Anne Frank” to “Candide.” Of course, he also read […]
Actor Sidney Poitier at the gala screening of “The Da Vinci Code” at the 59th Annual International Film Festival de Cannes. May 17, 2006 Cannes, France. 2006 Paul Smith / Featureflash (Shutterstock) By Aram Goudsouzian, The Conversation In the summer of 1967, Martin Luther King Jr. introduced the keynote speaker for the 10th-anniversary convention banquet […]
Nurses took a stand outside of Bellevue hospital against racial injustice. – New York City, New York/USA June 9, 2020 (Shutterstock) December 28, 2021 – NEW YORK – The New York City Racial Justice Commission, the first of its kind in the nation, formed by Mayor Bill de Blasio, today marched from Foley Square to the […]
Three white men were accused of killing the 25-year-old Black man.
Marcus Arbery, Sr., father of Ahmaud Arbery, at the protest opposing bond for suspects in the shooting death of his son. – November 11, 2020 (Shutterstock) By Bill Hutchinson, ABC News A Georgia jury convicted three white men of murder on Wednesday in the death of Ahmaud Arbery, 18 months after the 25-year-old Black man […]
People holding signs march in Brooklyn against the acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse on November 19, 2021 in New York City. (Shutterstock) By Ronald Sullivan, The Conversation In a two-week trial that reignited debate over self-defense laws across the nation, a Wisconsin jury acquitted Kyle Rittenhouse for shooting three people, two fatally, during a racial justice […]
By Kriston McIntosh, Emily Moss, Ryan Nunn, and Jay Shambaugh, Brookings A close examination of wealth in the U.S. finds evidence of staggering racial disparities. At $171,000, the net worth of a typical white family is nearly ten times greater than that of a Black family ($17,150) in 2016. Gaps in wealth between Black and […]
Even after a racial justice awakening, the effects of climate change and natural disaster reflect deep inequality.
By Rashad Robinson, Salon With nearly two months left of this year’s turbulent hurricane season, thousands of Louisianans are entering their sixth straight week without power following Hurricane Ida. Meanwhile, displaced residents in search of adequate shelter for their families are piling into any neighbors’ homes that are still intact, some with up to 10 […]