In 1963, James Baldwin warned the world that inattention to racial oppression in America would result in the nation’s destruction. In order to “end the racial nightmare,” bold steps would need to be taken and, in a now-classic Baldwin summation, the author predicted that, “If […]
“Shockingly backward.” That’s how the 1968 Kerner Commission report described U.S. journalism’s representation of Black Americans. Formally the “Report of the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders,” the Kerner report indicted news media, along with police and politicians, for their role in driving the racial […]
EXCLUSIVE: Concerns about armed violence leading into Inauguration Day remain as officials work to figure out what to do to drastically turn the atmosphere around. As time is running out for President Donald Trump‘s term, anger and tension are at a fever pitch and has boiled […]
Fear of Being ‘Pigeonholed,’ Psychic Toll at Issue A March 5 panel sponsored by the Ford Foundation in Detroit discussed “Why Kerner still matters: Community coverage, from disorder to daily life.” From left: Bill Plante, Jelani Cobb, Marie Nelson, Richard Prince. Source: Fewer Black Journalists […]
The Urban Institute recently investigated how the housing market has changed 50 years after the Fair Housing Act was passed in 1968. As with the recent review of the Kerner Report , the Urban Institute found that things have not changed much. “We’ve made important […]
By Lauren Victoria Burke (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Late last year, “The Washington Post” wrote that African Americans were the only group that showed no economic improvement since 2000. They based their conclusions on Census data. This year, there was even more sobering news in a […]
