Who Do You Blame for Racial Tensions in America?
by Preeti Vani Your answer may depend on how we ask the question. KEY POINTS Research from Stanford shows it’s possible to change how people blame groups in large-scale conflicts…
‘We need an updated green book’: Black truck driver shares his harrowing experience in Texas sundown town
A Black truck driver on TikTok known as Gideon reveals in a viral video what he witnessed last week while traveling through a “sundown town.” The video, which has been…
KBJ Successfully Nominated But Process is Broken
JUDGE KETANJI BROWN JACKSON BECOMES AMERICA’S FIRST BLACK ASSOCIATE SUPREME COURT JUSTICE AMID AN UNDERTOW OF RACIAL GERRYMANDERED ELECTORAL DISTRICTS Only three Republicans voted to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson…
Veto is About Race
Partisanship is the new code for racism Louisiana’s governors are extremely powerful. They are rarely overridden. In fact, the last actual veto override was 31 years ago. But yesterday the…
Play Therapy: Art and Reparations
by Orissa Arend The play is “Reparations with OT and Mama NOLA” commissioned for performance at the Justice and Beyond Reparations Town Hall on March 12 and then…
The Two Americas Debating Will Smith and Chris Rock
The Two Americas Debating Will Smith and Chris Rock Black people and white people aren’t necessarily discussing the Oscars slap in the same way. By Jemele Hill About the author: Jemele Hill is…
A White Girl’s Reflections on Reparations
by Orissa Arend Local organizing coalition Justice and Beyond (J&B), Ashe Cultural Arts Center, and the National African American Commission on Reparations joined forces on March 12 to…
I See You, Girl: Why Black Women’s Friendships Matter
by Seanna Leath Ph.D. Black women’s friendships are critical for connectedness and community. KEY POINTS Friendships allow Black women to gather and carve out safe emotional and psychological spaces away…
NO KNOCK WARRANTS: DANGEROUS AND DEADLY
by C.C. Campbell-Rock Everyone agrees that no knock warrants are dangerous. No knock warrants are often deadly. The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers,…
The Detrimental Effects of Microaggressions
by The Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research A new systematic review categorizes microaggressions and their consequences. KEY POINTS A review organizes microaggressions into categories such as “pathologizing differences” and “denigrating…