Tag: Black communities
California Panel Takes Big Step Toward $800 Billion Reparation Payments to Black Residents, and...
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent
California’s reparations task panel approved recommendations to compensate and apologize to Black communities for centuries of discrimination.
At...
Federal Researchers Find Sudden Unexplained Deaths Rose for Black Infants
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent
A new study has shown a huge racial difference in infant deaths.
Researchers found that babies born...
Other Side of the Tracks: Black Folks and Train Derailments
By Maya Richard-Craven, Word in Black
Due to racial segregation, Black folks have historically been more likely to live on the other — or “wrong...
Spotlight on Black Excellence: Six Organizations With a Social Justice Mission
By Megan Sayles, The Afro, Word in Black
The age-old adage tells us to put our money where our mouth is. Rather than spend money...
2022 Movers and Shakers Year in Review – Marc Philpart
By Edward Henderson, California Black Media
Marc Philpart was named executive director of the California Black Freedom Fund in April 2022.
The five-year $100 million fund...