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As memorials to the notorious Civil War era politician get challenged, Douglas’ legacy may offer lessons for the path forward in addressing racism and police brutality.
Some lament that today’s anti-racism movement has no charismatic leaders like the civil rights era did. Such comparisons don’t reflect the real history of the struggle for Black equality in the US.
The Pritzker administration can increase incomes and shore up struggling employers by finally implementing a program that allows workers to stay on the job at reduced hours on partial unemployment insurance.
By using public money to create local funds, public banks can reverse decades of racist disinvestment to repair Black and Brown communities hardest hit by the COVID-19 recession.
Any HBCU closures brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic could potentially hinder the careers of many Black Americans.
In a recent survey, more than three-quarters of white parents of 6- to 11-year-olds said they didn’t talk to their kids very much about racism.
COVID-19 has again demonstrated the health inequities that exist between African Americans and whites.
Four decades after Ellen Craig-Jones of Urbancrest, Ohio, became the US’s first Black woman mayor, seven of the nation’s largest cities are lead by Black women. And what a time to be in charge.
Both the Grassroots Alliance for Police Accountability and the Civilian Police Accountability Council campaigns want to maximize the community’s role in selecting public safety leaders.
Rap songs from Public Enemy and Ludacris have been heard at marches over the killing of George Floyd. But the history of Black American music as a form of protest dates back to the 19th century.