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CNN — San Francisco this week formally apologized to its Black residents and their descendants for decades of systemic and structural discrimination, targeted acts of violence and atrocities. On Tuesday, during the last week of Black History Month, the 11 members of the city’s Board . . .
On June 13, 2020, Black Lives Matter (BLM) activists gathered in London’s Trafalgar Square to call for the eradication of racism and white supremacy. With their fists raised high, the activists, mostly dressed in black, chanted, “Black power!” Were it not for the face masks, which they wore to help stop the spread of COVID-19, […]
Godofredo A. Vásquez/AP San Francisco Supervisor Shamann Walton speaks during a meeting at City Hall Tuesday in San Francisco. CNN — San Francisco this week formally apologized to its Black residents and their descendants for decades of systemic and structural discrimination, targeted acts of violence and atrocities. On Tuesday, during the last week of Black […]
San Francisco Supervisor Shamann Walton speaks during a meeting at City Hall Tuesday in San Francisco. (Godofredo A. Vásquez/AP) By Alisha Ebrahimji and Cindy Von Quednow | CNN San Francisco this week formally apologized to its Black residents and their descendants for decades of systemic and structural discrimination, targeted acts of violence and atrocities. On […]
This Baka man told Survival International that he was beaten with two others at the WWF base, by eco guards. © Survival International Imagine if a white American student, gone exploring on their gap year, was shot and killed for entering a National Park. There would be international outcry: most people are in favor of protecting nature […]
The COVID-19 pandemic and the racial reckoning following George Floyd’s murder pushed many Black Americans to go abroad in search of acceptance. In a trend some refer to as “Blaxit,” Black Americans are taking advantage of Africa’s significantly reduced cost of living and what they described as the lack of racism and discrimination they faced […]
Following protests against the tragic deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, a public spotlight has been shone on racial inequality, including the disproportionate impact of Covid-19 on communities of colour in the UK and the US. All of us working in international development are being offered an important lesson in racism, gender and class […]
Photograph by Nathaniel St. Clair U.S. government economic statistics that can be used to compare the conditions of the Black population with the white population provide a picture of the continuing deep seated structural racism in the United States. The statistics covering wealth and income distribution, poverty, and unemployment show how the functioning of capitalism […]
This map shows interstate highway routes as of Oct. 1970. Highway construction in the United States displaced many Black communities. Now, some Black activists are using mapping to highlight hidden parts of history. Photo via Wikimedia Commons When historian Carter Woodson created “Negro History Week” in 1926, which became “Black History Month” in 1976, he […]
Jes’ka Washington lives in a six-bedroom house on a hill with avocado trees and a spectacular view, not far from the rabbit farm she runs. For less than $50,000, Shoshana Kirya-Ziraba and her husband built a four-bedroom, two-bathroom house on family farmland with goats, turkeys and about a thousand chickens. Mark and Marlene Bradley now […]