Black burial spaces, scattered across US, tell the story of country’s past of cemetery segregation
• 4 years agoAs these burial grounds for the dead mirrored the racial divisions of the living, Black communities organised to defend the dignity of their deceased and oppose racist cemetery policies.
George Floyd: US teachers initiate difficult conversations as students process reactions to verdict
• 4 years agoTuesday marked the latest challenge for teachers around the US who have grappled with how to address the country’s reckoning with racial injustice for the past year.
Black Americans' collective racial trauma is a serious public health issue, warn experts
• 4 years agoMany Black Americans are facing a collective sense of grief and trauma that has grown more profound with the loss of each life at the hands of police in America.
US Election 2020 may emerge as referendum on racial justice and equality in America
• 4 years agoOmari Barksdale, a Black man who lost his sister to COVID-19 in late March, said the dynamics of America right now is the same as in the '50s. 'We are still protesting for the protection of Black lives,' said Barksdale