Category: Black Crisis

Apartheid, Black Community, Black Crisis, Black History, Black Organization, Black People, Black Unity, Cold Case, Crime, Hate Crime, Injustice, Lifestyle, People of Color, Racial Discrimination, Racial Equity, Racism, Rally, South Africa, white supremacy, World

South Africa Reopens the Steve Biko Inquest

Dek: Nearly 50 years after his killing, prosecutors revisit one of apartheid’s most defining political murders. Brief: South African prosecutors have reopened […]

Apartheid, Black Community, Black Crisis, Black History, Black Organization, Black People, Black Unity, Economics, Education, Health, Healthcare, Injustice, People of Color, Racial Discrimination, Racial Equity, Racism, Rally, South Africa, World

Thirty Years After Apartheid, Structural Racism Still Shapes Daily Life

Dek: New reporting and testimony reveal how racial inequities remain embedded in workplaces, schools, and public institutions. Brief: Despite three decades of […]

Apartheid, Black Community, Black Crisis, Black History, Black Organization, Black People, Black Unity, Black Violence, Injustice, People of Color, Police Brutality, Racial Discrimination, Racial Equity, Racism, Rally, South Africa, World

Xenophobic Vigilantism Blocks Black Migrants From Basic Services

Dek: A Malawian toddler’s death exposes a widening crisis as anti‑immigrant groups escalate unlawful blockades at clinics, schools, and public offices. Brief: […]

Black Community, Black Crisis, Black History, Black Mental Health, Black Organization, Black People, Black Unity, Black Violence, Black Youth, Concord NH, LGBTQ, Manchester NH, Mental Health, Nashua NH, People of Color, US

New Hampshire Expands Youth Justice Diversion Programs for Court‑Involved BIPOC Youth

Dek: A shift toward restorative justice aims to reduce incarceration and expand opportunity for young people disproportionately targeted by punitive systems. Brief: […]

Black Community, Black Crisis, Black History, Black Mental Health, Black People, Black Unity, Black Violence, Concord NH, Crime, ICE, Injustice, Law Enforcement, Manchester NH, Nashua NH, New Hampshire, People of Color, Racial Discrimination, Racial Equity, Racism, Society, US

Manchester Killing of Nickenley Turenne Sparks Demands for Police Accountability

Dek: Racial‑justice groups call for transparency and independent oversight after another police killing deepens distrust between law enforcement and communities of color. […]

Black Community, Black Crisis, Black History, Black Mental Health, Black Organization, Black People, Black Springs, Black Unity, Black Violence, Black Women, Black Youth, Cancer, Culture, Disease, Drugs, Health, Healthcare, Henderson NV, HIV, Las Vegas, Lifestyle, Mental Health, Nevada, People of Color, Reno, Sex, STD, US

Southern Nevada Health Leaders Target Disproportionate Tobacco and HIV Impacts in Black Communities

Dek: New public health initiatives confront the outsized burden of tobacco-related illness and HIV rates among Black residents in Clark County. Brief: […]

Black Community, Black Crisis, Black History, Black Home Ownership, Black Mental Health, Black Organization, Black People, Black Springs, Black Unity, Black Violence, Culture, Enterprise NV, Henderson NV, Las Vegas, Nevada, Racial Discrimination, Racial Equity, Racism, Rally, Reno, Uncategorized

Nevada Senate Advances AB328 to Study African American Issues and Establish a Juneteenth Commission

Dek: A new bill moves forward to formally study systemic inequities affecting African Americans and to institutionalize Juneteenth programming statewide. Brief: The […]