by News Headlines | May 25, 2022 | Black New-US, Black Sociology and Politics, Current News Headlines
Since 2018, the lakeside community of Benton Harbor, Michigan, has been embroiled in a struggle for the right to clean drinking water. With a nearly 90% African American population hovering around 10,000, residents of Benton Harbor say they feel like they’ve been...
by News Headlines | May 25, 2022 | Black History (Reconstruction to Present), Black History (Through Reconstruction), Black New-US, Black News-Africa and Diaspora, Current News Headlines
In Pierre Rosanvallon’s new book, Society of Equals, Santo Domingo (as the French colony is named by the translator) is mentioned on page 16, alongside the United States and France, as one of the fundamental sites of the new spirit of equality that animated the...
by News Headlines | May 25, 2022 | Black New-US, Black Sociology and Politics, Current News Headlines
Burlington police officers listen during a press conference about a new police chief in January. Vermont lawmakers passed a wave of police reforms immediately after the murder of George Floyd two years ago. Since then, progress has been slow. File photo by Glenn...
by News Headlines | May 25, 2022 | Black New-US, Black Sociology and Politics, Current News Headlines
A Black man who was wrongly imprisoned for 23 years and was exonerated of the crime last year has been awarded $7 million by the city of New York. According to The Associated Press, New York City has approved a $7 million settlement to Grant Williams, who spent 23...
by News Headlines | May 25, 2022 | Black New-US, Black Sociology and Politics, Current News Headlines
Black women have to hide who they are at work. It’s been two years since George Floyd was devastatingly murdered in front of our eyes. After the brutal killing, there was seldom a company that failed to put out a statement on racism, diversity and inclusion. Many...
by News Headlines | May 25, 2022 | Black New-US, Black Sociology and Politics, Current News Headlines
This year’s American Psychiatric Association (APA) Annual Meeting in New Orleans featured a headline theme of “Social Determinants of Mental Health,” reflecting both recent advances toward considering the clinical and social aspects of psychiatry, as well as the need...
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