Jan 18 Watch 7:16 How menthol cigarettes have disproportionately affected Black Americans By Stephanie Sy, Karina Cuevas Activists and health advocates are pressing the Biden administration to ban menthol cigarettes ahead of an FDA deadline. Black community leaders and public health advocates marched toward the White House and staged a mock funeral for the 45,000 Black lives… Continue watching
Jan 03 Data from 2022 California traffic stop report shows ‘pervasive pattern’ of racial profiling By Associated Press The annual report, compiled by California’s Racial and Identity Profiling Advisory Board, for the first time included data from all law enforcement agencies in the state. Continue reading
Dec 10 Watch 3:11 A Brief But Spectacular take on legacy and poetry By Katie Hodgman Anastacia-Reneé is a writer, educator and interdisciplinary artist. In collaboration with New York City’s Lincoln Center, she performs pieces from “Side Notes from the Archivist,” her new book that explores five decades of American history through her perspective as a… Continue watching
Oct 21 Watch 4:49 Swim safety advocates aim to overcome historic racial inequities By Isabella Jibilian, Rhode Island PBS Learning how to swim is a rite of passage for many, but a surprising number of American children can’t swim. Part of that comes down to access and restrictions rooted in racism that have kept generations of swimmers out of… Continue watching
Sep 27 Majority of Black Americans see racist or negative depictions in news media, new study finds By David Bauder, Associated Press The Pew Research Center conducted its first study of Black attitudes toward news coverage three years after a racial reckoning in the media prompted by the police killing of George Floyd. Continue reading
Sep 23 Texas Gov. Abbott, AG Paxton sued by family of Black student suspended for his hairstyle By Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press The family of a Black high school student in Texas who was suspended over his dreadlocks filed a federal civil rights lawsuit Saturday against the state's governor and attorney general, alleging they failed to enforce a new law outlawing discrimination… Continue reading
Aug 27 Florida authorities identify victims, shooter in racist attack at Dollar General store By Russ Bynum, Aaron Morrison, Associated Press Jacksonville's sheriff identified those shot in Saturday's attack at a Dollar General as Angela Michelle Carr, 52; store employee A.J. Laguerre, 19; and customer Gerrald Gallion, 29. Continue reading
Aug 27 White man fatally shoots 3 Black people at a Florida store in a hate crime, officials say By Russ Bynum, Terry Spencer, Trisha Ahmed, Associated Press A masked white man fatally shot three Black people inside a Jacksonville, Florida, Dollar General store in a predominately African-American neighborhood on Saturday, in an attack where he used a gun painted with a swastika, officials said. Continue reading
Aug 09 Lawsuit says Tennessee’s US House and state Senate maps discriminate against communities of color By Jonathan Mattise, Associated Press In a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday, a variety of civil rights groups and voters say the redistricting tactic has violated the 14th and 15th amendments by diluting the power of Black voters and other communities of color. Continue reading
Aug 04 Appeals court throws out conviction in case where judge said Black man ‘looks like a criminal to me’ By Ed White, Associated Press Judge Stephen Murphy said he was frustrated by a series of delays when he made the remark in 2020. Murphy ultimately apologized for calling Liggins a criminal. Continue reading