Florida passed a landmark measure requiring the teaching of Black history in public schools nearly three decades ago.
Governor Ron DeSantis has made significant changes to how Black history is taught in the state, including prohibiting lessons that may make students feel guilty. [ more ]
Stream It Or Skip It: 'Murder in Boston: Roots, Rampage, and Reckoning' On HBO, About Racism in Boston Framed Around A Grisly 1989 Murder
Murder in Boston: Roots, Rampage, and Reckoning is a three-part HBO documentary series that explores the history of racism in Boston through a 1989 murder case.
The documentary highlights the racial tensions and unfair targeting of Black men during the investigation. [ more ]
Sale Of Skid Row Corner Store Hopes To Provide Some Community Healing | KQED
A Korean American family is working with a Black-led nonprofit to sell their corner store in LA's Skid Row, promoting racial healing.
The LA Times has cut about 20% of its newsroom, impacting the Washington bureau, sports and photography departments, and journalists of color. [ more ]
Black professional group moves annual conference from Florida to San Francisco
The National Black Nurses Association has moved its 2024 conference from Florida to San Francisco due to concerns about the political and social climate in Florida.
The decision to move the conference was influenced by anti-Black laws, the NAACP travel ban, and racially motivated murders in Florida. [ more ]
The far right drummed up a militia': French extremists seize on teen's murder to stoke violence
Members of France's ultra-right blamed the death of a teenage boy on anti-French sentiment and gathered in a small town to avenge his death.
Although the regional prosecutor stated that the fight was not a premeditated attack based on race, ethnicity, nationality, or religion, the ultra-right groups saw it as a call to arms.
The protest organized by the ultra-right in the mainly immigrant neighborhood took less than a week to organize and involved participants from different cities in France. [ more ]