The state of Florida is once again trying to push Black people back to Jim Crow era South . Florida is recreating its role from the 1954-1964 era when it joined southern states in resisting desegregation. Banning books, attempting to criminalize protests, bastardizing education, and gerrymandering are all in play. In addition, the governor has … Fighting Voter Disenfranchisement in Florida
As always , we like to provide our readers with additional information on our podcast topics. Resources on Black Mental Health accompanies our wonderful talk with Dr. Sarah Y. Vinson from the Morehouse School of Medicine. If you are interested in seeing more of Dr. Vinson’s work, she is the co-editor of SOCIAL (In) JUSTICE … Resources on Black Mental Health
In Black Mental Health and Trauma we discuss how COVID , police violence and suicide combine to impact our communities. We did a show in the first year on COVID’s impact on our communities. We also covered police violence. But, in this episode we look at the impact of the COVID pandemic and police violence … Black Mental Health and Trauma
Our guest for the episode: Are Recent Trials Achieving Justice, Glennon Threatt is a commentator on race and criminal justice in Birmingham, AL. You can hear him on the Ricky Smiley Morning Show. There are two episodes directly related to the show. One show is on the Rittenhouse verdict and the other on police shooting … Resources for Justice or Accountability
Over the past six months there were four trials of interest to Black people seeking justice from police and vigilante violence. Derek Chauvin finally went to trial for the murder of George Floyd, whose death kicked off protests throughout the summer and fall of 2020. We talked about some of those issues in our episode … Are Recent Trials Achieving Justice?
Recently our alums, Katrina Peters and Deborah Jordan spoke in an episode covering pretrial detainees. Reports over the worsening mental health of pretrial detainees in New York’s Rikers Island triggered the episode.. Problems for pretrial detainees and inmates throughout the country exploded during the COVID-19 pandemic. Many inmates died during the pandemic lock downs, as … Resources for Pretrial Detainee Crisis
Throughout the COVID-19 crisis most of our episodes covered how the coronavirus pandemic impacted various Black communities. The focus was on people who are not under any correctional control. We have not directed our attention to what was happening to inmates and others under correctional control. Media coverage of what was going on in prisons … Crisis for Pretrial Detainees
In our latest podcast we interviewed Dominique Johnson of the Center for Policing Equity (CPE). Dominique discussed how data can provide resources for improving policing. CPE partners with police agencies to help them understand how their practices actaully impact communities. CPE is able to help agencies striving to improve their relationships in the communities they … Resources for Improving Policing
Everyone is talking about how to reform policing. Some people just think police need better training, while other believe in a radical overhaul if not eliminated all together. Since the Floyd demonstrations over two hundred bills have been passed, though activists aren’t entirely pleased with the reforms. No matter where you fall on the spectrum … Empowering Communities to Improve Policing
We hope you enjoyed the first part of Black Women Struggle for Justice. Tune in to the Conclusion: Black Women Struggle for Justice. Join us as Professor Jacobs concludes her discussion of Black women’s visibility in the social justice movement. In this episode we discuss respectability and the erasure of Black women’s achievements. Secondly, we … Conclusion: Black Women Struggle for Justice