Americans living in "Cancer Alley" suffer from high rates of cancer. In part 1 of this six-part series, USA TODAY investigates how racism fuels COVID-19 […]
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How systemic racism led to COVID-19’s rapid spread among people of color | USA TODAY
How racist policies led to COVID-19 inequities. RELATED: Systemic racism: What is it exactly, and how do we fight it? Racist policies have led to […]
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What systemic racism means and how it can be dismantled. RELATED: Rayshard Brooks interview The movement to end systemic racism has never been stronger. How […]
Continue readingAfrican Americans celebrate freedom and emancipation
On June 19th in 1865, Slavery officially ended in America. In the century and more that has followed the experience of Black Americans has seen […]
Continue readingTrump Uses Denial & Distraction As His Strategy For The Crises Facing The Country | Deadline | MSNBC
The president shuns the notion of institutional racism after signing an executive order to address police reform. Aired on 06/16/2020. » Subscribe to MSNBC: MSNBC […]
Continue readingFrom Rodney King to George Floyd: Capturing police brutality on video
The beating of Rodney King was a monumental moment in 1991. TV crew recorded police officers attacking him. It sparked weeks of a violent uprising. […]
Continue reading‘Your silence is killing me’: Etalk’s Tyrone Edwards makes emotional plea for change
Tyrone Edwards is calling for a conviction and justice after the death of George Floyd, which has sparked a wave of protests throughout Minneapolis. The […]
Continue readingCandidate gives powerful answer to ‘so-called white privilege’ question
2020 Democratic hopeful Kirsten Gillibrand gave a passionate answer about white privilege following a question asked by a white woman at a town hall in […]
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