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Four-in-ten Black Americans say the issues and events most important to them are often covered in the news outlets they use, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted in 2023. Similar shares of Asian (38%) and Hispanic (37%) adults reported the same. A slim majority of White Americans (54%) say the outlets they get […]
Black Girls In Art Spaces (BGIAS), a community for Black women to explore the arts and champion Black artists, has rapidly expanded from a Dallas art gallery meetup to more than two dozen chapters across the US and internationally. Kaci Merriwether-Hawkins, the founder of BGIAS, described the connections fostered within the group as a joyful […]
The federal government is extending its efforts to promote equality and empower Black Canadians until 2028. This extension builds upon the United Nations (UN) International Decade for People of African Descent, initially endorsed by Canada in 2018 and running from 2015 to 2024. The government aims to strengthen Black leadership in business, social justice, and […]
Tyla’s rise to global music prominence with her hit song Water brought attention not only to her R&B vocals and viral dance moves but also to her self-identification as “Coloured,” sparking controversy, particularly in the US, where the term carries a painful racist history and is rarely used. The debates have highlighted the challenges of […]
The video of George Floyd’s death in May 2020, at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer, spurred an increase in protests by the Black Lives Matter movement. What researchers at Northeastern University say ultimately led to what is considered the largest mass mobilization in the nation’s history was the sharing of personal experiences with […]
Donald Trump supporters have been creating and sharing AI-generated fake images of black voters to encourage African Americans to vote Republican. BBC Panorama discovered dozens of deepfakes portraying black people as supporting the former president. Mr. Trump has openly courted black voters, who were key to Joe Biden’s election win in 2020. But there’s no […]
Black History Month has been observed since 1926, with a different theme each year except for the first two. Last year’s theme focused on African Americans and the Arts, and the year prior centered on Black Resistance. This year’s theme is African Americans and Labor. The Association for the Study of African American Life and […]
Black youth in Canada encounter numerous barriers in accessing mental health services, and health-care providers can exacerbate the situation, experts say. The Black Physicians’ Association of Ontario is holding a conference in Toronto for family doctors, nurse practitioners, psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and other health-care providers to address these issues and promote culturally-safe care. “Black […]
Amnesty International reports that predictive policing tools used by most UK police forces are discriminatory, unfair, and dangerous, calling for their ban. The human rights group asserts that these systems, which use algorithms and data to estimate where crimes are likely to occur, are rooted in “racist” policing practices like disproportionate stop and search targeting […]
Racism is defined as prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against a person or people based on their membership in a particular racial group. It can manifest within political, economic, or legal institutions and systems, perpetuating discrimination based on race. This reality was affirmed by the United Nations World Conference Against Racism in 2001. Various forms […]