Researchers from Rutgers University and Michigan State University have received a five-year grant from the National Institute on Aging to study the long-term effects of structural racism on cognitive aging, physical decline, and frailty in Black Americans.
Category: Civil Rights
Posted inBaltimore News
Baltimore Office of Equity and Civil Rights hosts annual Civil Rights Week
The Baltimore City Office of Equity and Civil Rights is hosting Civil Rights Week from Oct. 4-12 to promote education, advocacy, and reflection on civil rights issues, including racial justice, housing equity, and voters rights.
Posted inCivil Rights
William ‘Bill’ Lucy, labor union and civil rights activist, dies at 90
William ‘Bill’ Lucy, a labor union stalwart and civil rights activist, passed away at age 90, leaving behind a legacy of advocacy for workers’ rights and social justice, including his role in the 1968 Memphis Sanitation Strike and his work with the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists.
Posted inBlack History
Reginald F. Lewis Museum hopes to spark conversation with new Douglass mural
The Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture has installed a new mural, “Frederick Douglass / Liberty” by contemporary artist Adam Himoff, which reimagines the iconic abolitionist, writer and orator Frederick Douglass in a modern, stylish pose against a backdrop of graffiti.
Posted inNational News
Pauli Murray Center for History and Social Justice opens to public after years of renovation
The Pauli Murray Center for History and Social Justice, a new museum and education center in Durham, North Carolina, has opened to the public in honor of civil rights activist Pauli Murray, who fought for equality for all.
Posted inPolitics
Leaders discuss democracy in America, closing racial economic wealth gap at Black legislative conference
The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s 2024 Annual Legislative Conference discussed democracy in America and closing the racial economic wealth gap, with speakers including Governor Wes Moore, LaTosha Brown, Dr. Michael McAfee, Alexis McGill Johnson, and Derrick Johnson.
Posted inENVIRONMENT
Trump appointed judge says the EPA can’t use race in “cancer alley” probe
A federal judge in Louisiana has blocked the federal government from investigating whether race should be considered as a factor in the enforcement of environmental laws, effectively barring the EPA from using Title VI of the Civil Rights Act to prove racism was at work in creating “Cancer Alley.”
Posted inCivil Rights
Black kids have a political voice, too
Black students are being encouraged to flex their political power by participating in activism and voting, as they can make a huge difference in swaying election outcomes.
Posted inCivil Rights
The high price of being a Black, tired and homeless student
A 15-year-old Detroit teenager, Eva Goodman, was handcuffed, forced into jail clothes, and detained for hours by Michigan’s 36th District Court Judge Kenneth King, sparking outrage and a lawsuit alleging violation of her Fourth Amendment rights due to racial bias and adultification of Black children.
Posted inBlack History
National Council of Negro Women to celebrate 50th Bethune Height Recognition Program
The Bethune Height Recognition Program of the National Council of Negro Women’s Mid-Atlantic Region will celebrate its 50th anniversary on September 7 with a luncheon featuring over 400 guests and raising funds for NCNW in the name of Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune and Dr. Dorothy Irene Height.
Posted inCivil Rights
Maryland Commission on Civil Rights honors local leaders
The Maryland Commission on Civil Rights held a gala to honor Governor Wes Moore, Lt. Governor Aruna Miller, Superintendent of the Maryland State Police Colonel Roland L. Butler Jr., and President and CEO of the National Fair Housing Alliance Lisa Rice for their service to the state.
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President Biden designates Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument to commemorate civil rights history
President Joe Biden has signed a proclamation establishing the Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument in Springfield, Illinois, preserving 1.57 acres of federal land and highlighting a significant moment in American history.