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  • Black Business. Sotrefront with a picture of Breonna Taylor on the window and a sign reading Support Black Business.

    Black Organizations Fight Systemic Racism by Supporting Black Businesses

    Without another federal funding package for small business owners, Black civic groups and individuals across the country are raising funds instead.
    N. Jamiyla Chisholm Sep 29, 2020 1:00PM EDT
    Isabel Wilkerson. Black woman with long dark straight hair wearing red skirt suit sitting between two small pieces of desk art,

    Award-Winning Author Isabel Wilkerson Breaks Down America's Caste System

    In a discussion on the “Fresh Air” podcast, Wilkerson said: “I think of caste as the bones and race as the skin.”
    N. Jamiyla Chisholm Aug 5, 2020 4:15PM EDT
    federal officers point large black weapons at protesters

    Portland Protesters Sue Trump Administration Over Violent Federal Response to Demonstrations

    The suit comes just as six mayors ask Congress to pass legislation that would block the White House from deploying uninvited federal officers to their cities.
    Shani Saxon Jul 28, 2020 4:44PM EDT
    a group of young, Black people wearing yellow shirts march in a parade as they wave a red, black and green flag.

    Calls to Make Juneteenth a Federal Holiday Get Louder

    As global conversations about systemic racism, police brutality and the criminal justice system continue to evolve, advocates hope this holiday will finally get the recognition it deserves.
    Shani Saxon Jun 19, 2020 12:00AM EDT
    Researchers wearing blue protective gear sit and work in scientific lab.

    Scientists Around the World Took a Day Off to Protest Systemic Racism

    Thousands of researchers, journal publishers and university departments stopped work on June 10 to fight against “anti-black racism in the world of research.”
    Shani Saxon Jun 11, 2020 6:00PM EDT
    Colorlines screenshot of Michigan Civil Rights commission report, taken on February 20, 2017.

    Flint Water Crisis A Result of Systemic Racism and History of Segregation

    A new report tracks what led to the disaster—and how to prevent it from happening again. 

    Yessenia Funes Feb 20, 2017 11:41AM EST
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