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#maternal-health
fromwww.theguardian.com
12 hours ago
Public health

Systemic racism affects maternity care for black women in England, say MPs

Systemic racism, leadership failures, and inadequate data and cultural competency training drive disproportionately poor maternal outcomes for Black women in England.
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Social justice
fromPsychology Today
1 week ago

The Science of Racism

Racism is systemic and measurable; achieving racial justice requires long-term structural investment, policy change, and coalition-building beyond good intentions.
#hurricane-katrina
fromIndieWire
2 weeks ago
US news

Spike Lee's Return to Katrina Is a Poignant, Cagey Prayer for a Brighter Future That Is Still Out of Sight

fromIndieWire
2 weeks ago
US news

Spike Lee's Return to Katrina Is a Poignant, Cagey Prayer for a Brighter Future That Is Still Out of Sight

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fromThe Atlantic
4 weeks ago

The Two-Word Phrase Unleashing Chaos at the NIH

Since January, President Donald Trump's administration has been clear about its stance on systemic racism and gender identity, deeming them made-up concepts, irrelevant to American health.
US politics
California
fromTruthout
1 month ago

I Survived a Deadly Disease in Prison. No One Else Should Have To Face It.

Incarcerated individuals in California's prisons face risks from Valley Fever due to poor healthcare and prison locations in high infection areas.
UK news
fromwww.bbc.com
2 months ago

Final member of Stockwell Six has name cleared

Ronald De Souza's wrongful conviction from 50 years ago has been overturned by the Court of Appeal.
NYC politics
fromBlack Enterprise
2 months ago

Black Student Enrollment Shrinks At NYC's Top High Schools

Black student admissions to NYC's selective high schools, like Stuyvesant, are drastically low, raising concerns about diversity and educational equity.
fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago

16 things to watch to educate yourself about systemic racism

Fictional movies or dramatizations of real stories can be equally illuminating in understanding history.
Black Lives Matter
NYC politics
fromForbes
3 months ago

New York's Challenges In Budgeting For Racial Equity

New York City voters approved amendments for racial equity in 2022, but implementation is significantly delayed.
#george-floyd
Black Lives Matter
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

We're going backwards': Black Lives Matter's Nekima Levy Armstrong on Trump's US and the murder of George Floyd

Nekima Levy Armstrong highlights the normalization of police violence against unarmed Black individuals, exemplified by her reaction to George Floyd's murder.
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fromHackernoon
5 years ago

The Markup Wins Scripps Howard Innovation Award - The Markup | HackerNoon

"The Markup story was an innovative project from start to finish; the final product illuminated the effects of systemic racism and ultimately will have a wide-ranging impact."
Marketing tech
fromPortland Mercury
3 months ago

Who Will Stay Standing?

Lawless is one man kneeling on another neck until he dies. Lawless is kicking down a door and shooting a woman in her home. I can think of a million little lawless acts a day.
Black Lives Matter
NYC politics
fromCity Limits
4 months ago

Opinion: Cancel NYC's Unfair Tax Lien Sale

The city's property tax lien sale exacerbates the affordable housing crisis, disproportionately impacting small property owners, especially those of color.
Black Lives Matter
fromSlate Magazine
4 months ago

The Acquittal of Tyre Nichols' Killers and the Hollow Promise of 2020

Tyre Nichols was murdered by police officers during a reckless driving stop, highlighting systemic issues of violence and injustice in law enforcement.
Miami food
fromMiami Herald
4 months ago

44 percent: Haitian Heritage Month, Miami's Motorcycle Queen, the Six Triple Eight

The perception of Black athletes needing to show humility is a reflection of systemic racial issues.
Brooklyn
fromBrooklyn Paper
4 months ago

"axes, herbs, and satchels: open the archives" connects Black maternal mortality crisis with the erased history of Black midwives * Brooklyn Paper

The play highlights the Black and Brown maternal mortality crisis and the essential role of Black midwives.
London politics
fromwww.romfordrecorder.co.uk
5 months ago

East London GPs slammed over unnecessary autopsies of 'white Christian' patients

Coroner Graeme Irvine criticized GP referrals for causing systemic racism towards the deceased, highlighting poor communication and understanding of the medical examination system.
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