Faith Ringgold Dies at 93; Wove Black Life Into Quilts and Children's Books
Faith Ringgold, a renowned multimedia artist and writer, passed at 93. She utilized various media to explore race, gender, and community themes, advocating for diversity in museum collections. [ more ]
Pollution burdens nearly half of New York and communities of color most harmed report
Nearly half of New Yorkers live in areas with pollution disparities, affecting communities of color disproportionately.
Black New Yorkers are more vulnerable to heat stress, with specific neighborhoods experiencing higher temperatures due to environmental inequalities. [ more ]
There has to be honest accounting' of US past and present within Republican Party, Obama says
Editor's Note: Listen to The Axe Files podcast for the full conversation between former President Barack Obama and his former senior adviser, David Axelrod.The Republican Party should acknowledge issues of racial inequality in the US instead of continuing rhetoric that opportunities in the country are equal and fair, former President Barack Obama said in a newly released interview on The Axe Files.
Labour's proposals unlikely to be enough to end race disparities
Keir Starmer promised to bring in a race relations act if Labour came to power, in response to the disproportionate impact of Covid on minority ethnic communities.
Doreen Lawrence, leading a race equality taskforce for Labour, called for specific policies to address structural inequalities in areas such as work, healthcare, criminal justice, and housing. [ more ]
The practice of addressing elders as "Sir" and "Ma'am" is often seen as a manifestation of military decorum.
The use of "Sir" and "Ma'am" by Black individuals towards strangers of their own race may be a way of acknowledging them as fellow veterans of a struggle for equality. [ more ]
What we're reading: writers and readers on the books they enjoyed in December
Roger Lewis's biography of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, titled Erotic Vagrancy, delves into the gossipy and extravagant lives of the Hollywood stars.
Shirley Collins's book, America Over the Water, recounts her journey collecting music in the American rural south in 1959 and highlights the inequality and racism she witnessed during that time. [ more ]
US cyber spymaster calls TikTok China's 'Trojan horse'
TikTok is China's "Trojan horse," according to Rob Joyce, who heads the cyber security unit of America's National Security Agency.Joyce, speaking at the Silverado Policy Accelerator's conference on Monday, called TikTok "a strategic issue."This, as opposed to the type of tactical, day-to-day cyber threats the US spy agency wards off on the regular from nation-state actors and cyber crime gangs looking to make a buck (coin?) from business email compromise or ransomware infections.
This Week: Pleasant Hill, Families for Safe Streets, Housing
Here is a list of events this week.Tuesday Pleasant Hill Bike Plan Town Hall Meeting.Join Council Members Sue Noack and Allen Vinson for an in-person Town Hall meeting to discuss the City's bicycle and pedestrian program and the draft Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan.Tuesday, March 21, 6 p.m. Pleasant Hill City Hall, 100 Gregory Lane, Pleasant Hill.
Business group urges PM to introduce mandatory ethnicity pay gap reporting
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails A business organisation backed by the King has urged the Prime Minister to not waste any more time in making it mandatory for big companies to report their ethnicity pay gaps.
The number of diverse candidates hired into senior management roles in English football went down last season, a report by the FA has found.The FA's Football Leadership Diversity Code report also found recruitment of non-senior diverse coaches in the men's game fell short of 2021-22 targets.As did the hiring of female coaches in women's football.
'Diversity code made no change at all' - Ferdinand
QPR director of football Les Ferdinand says the FA's Football Leadership Diversity Code has "made no change whatsoever" in helping black players get jobs in the game.
The vast majority of criminal cases end in plea bargains, a new report finds
A new report finds that the vast majority of criminal cases end in a plea bargain.The American Bar Association says the practice puts efficiency over fairness and leads to innocent people being coerced to plead guilty.boonchai wedmakawand/Getty Images In any given year, 98% of criminal cases in the federal courts end with a plea bargain a practice that prizes efficiency over fairness and innocence, according to a new report from the American Bar Association.
'No real change' in roles for black former players
The number of black former players hired in managerial or executive roles has seen "no real change", the Black Footballers Partnership has said.The BFP's annual review into the professional game in England and Wales also said the career ladder for black former players is "missing rungs".
Racial inequality hard-wired into housing system' as UK rent soars
Racial inequality is hard-wired into our housing system, a charity CEO has warned as new research revealed black and minority ethnic (BAME) renters are more affected by rising rent prices.
Pulse Oximeters Don't Work As Well for People of Color. The FDA Is Stepping In
NEW YORK The clip-on devices that use light to measure oxygen levels in the blood are getting a closer look from U.S. regulators after recent studies suggest they don't work as well for patients of color.The devices, called pulse oximeters, usually snap onto a finger and are widely used in hospitals across the globe to help guide treatment.
Book-Banning Attempts in US Have Reached Unprecedented Level, Libraries Report
Right-wing attempts to ban books are showing no sign of slowing down, according to a report released Friday by the American Library Association - and in fact have reached an unprecedented level, with libraries and bookstores increasingly facing legal threats over the materials on their shelves.
Set in a picturesque South African town, this series stars Maria Doyle Kennedy as a columnist who serves up mouthwatering dishes while solving murder mysteries.
Kings County Hospital receives $15M for maternal and infant health from Reynoso's capital funding plan * Brooklyn Paper
Borough President Antonio Reynoso made the last of three multi-million dollar allocations to NYC Health + Hospitals with on July 28, with $15.625 million in funding headed to the system's Kings County hospital.
How much do Australian voters care about climate change?
On Thursday, May 19 at 19:30GMT: More than 17.2 million Australians are set to vote during this week's elections and for the first time, climate change could shape the outcome in a major way.