Hundreds take streets after jury finds former police Derek Chauvin guilty on all three counts in death of George Floyd in New York City, United States on April 20, 2021. (Shuterstock) By Alexis Karteron, Jeannine Bell, Rashad Shabazz & Ric Simmons, The Conversation Scholars analyze the guilty verdicts handed down to former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin […]
By Charissa S. L. Cheah, Aggie Yellow Horse & Kevin A. Gee, The Conversation The rise in anti-Asian hate crimes during the pandemic has prompted many Asian American parents to enroll their children in remote learning out of concern for their child’s safety at school. Asian American youths are enrolled in remote learning at much higher rates than […]
He is the symbol of a long racist, imperial, and colonial history, and should be remembered as such.
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, rides next to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth in a carriage during Trooping the Colour, her annual official birthday celebration. – London/England – June 17, 2017 By ElMehdi, Medium Having lived 99 long years, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, died on the 9th of April 2021. Offbeat marks of affection, manifestations […]
By Barbara Caress, Center NYC There is a maternal health emergency in New York City. It’s deeply rooted in racism. And it’s one the next mayor can do a lot to stop. Every year, 3,000 women in the city almost die, or die, from a pregnancy-related cause. Black women are eight times more likely to […]
Hundreds rallied to show support for the Asian community and take a stand against hate in light of the recent hate crimes. – New York City, New York USA March 21, 2021 (Shutterstock) By Ariel Goodman, The Marshall Project and Christine Chung, THE CITY Hate crimes against elderly Asians in New York are vastly underreported. Here’s […]
Hundreds take streets after the jury finds former police Derek Chauvin guilty on all three counts in the death of George Floyd in New York City, United States on April 20, 2021. (Shutterstock) By BBC After less than a day of deliberation, jurors have found Derek Chauvin guilty of all charges over George Floyd’s death. […]
Patrick C. Graham, Ph.D., who currently serves as a Senior Policy Advisor for the City of Richmond and Executive Advisor for ReWork Richmond, penned the following Op-Ed outlining his perspective of the Derek Chauvin trial. Derek Chauvin’s Fate is a Test for Our Democracy There was a distant emptiness in the Minneapolis police […]
By Pawan Dhingra, The Conversation Over the past year, attacks on Asian Americans have increased more than 150% over the previous year, including the March 16 murders of eight people, including six Asian American women, in Atlanta. Some of these attacks may be classified as hate crimes. But whether they meet that legal definition or […]
By Michael Elsen-Rooney, NY Daily News A white Long Island Catholic school headmaster forced a Black 11-year-old student to kneel down and apologize to a teacher — calling it the “African way” to say sorry, the Daily News has learned. Hempstead mom Trisha Paul says it was disturbing enough to learn about the punishment of […]
By Jennifer R. Joe and Wendy K. Smith, The Conversation President Joe Biden committed the U.S. government to racial equity by issuing four executive orders on Jan. 26 that seek to curb systemic racism. In the orders, he cited the killing of George Floyd in 2020, which sparked months of protests and prompted many U.S. […]