Al Sharpton Makes a Call to Action Against Injustice in New Book
Reverend Al Sharpton joins us with a call to action against injustice in his new book, “Rise Up: Confronting a Country at the Crossroads.
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People of Color Who Test Positive for COVID-19 Are Most Likely To Have Higher Death Rates Than Their White Counterparts
Our partners at Amanpour & Company report on a new study that shows Black and Latinx Americans are twice as likely to test positive for COVID-19 as White people.
Environmental Justice Program Co-founder Peggy Shepard Focuses on Marginalized Communities Impacted by Climate Change
Peggy Shepard, WE ACT Co-Founder, speaks about the climate and racial justice movement in New York.
“We Are Sacred” Is the Social Project That Is Aiding in the Thoroughgoing Efforts of Black Ancestry and History
We Are Sacred creator Sandra A. Arnold discusses the importance of understanding this often untold history.
What Is Policing the Police? Jelani Cobb, Looks at Newark, New York’s Police Department in His New Documentary
New Yorker writer/historian Jelani Cobb traveled to Newark, New Jersey for a close look at efforts to change its troubled police department in his new documentary
The Racial Wealth Gap? It All Comes Down to Black Banks
Data show that the median white family has 10 times more wealth than the average black family, a fact familiar to law professor Mehrsa Baradaran.
Documenting Black Lives Matter: What Makes This Time Different
Street photographer Ben Von Klemperer on the lessons we can learn from the Black Lives Matter protests.
Rev. William Barber on the impact of COVID-19 on people of color, voter suppression
The Rev. William J. Barber has long tackled the issues of race, poverty and hatred. His Poor People’s Campaign in June will hold a digital assembly and march on Washington to draw attention to civil rights issues. Hari Sreenivasan spoke…
NYC Public Advocate on Over-Policing During the Pandemic
“As a citywide elected leader who comes from the communities that are being disproportionately targeted, who has seen the impact of over-policing for many years magnified in this pandemic, even I was shocked to see the egregious degree of disparity…
Why has the Bronx and other communities of color become COVID-19 hot spots?
Why are NYC's communities of color more at risk of dying from COVID-19? Councilmember Ritchie Torres identifies poverty as the root cause of this disparity.