Experiences of Black Students Enrolled in Elite White High Schools The struggle for Black families seeking to acquire a quality education for their children is an old one. During slavery laws were passed that banned teaching Black people had to read. After emancipation new Jim Crow laws sought to keep Black children from getting a … Thriving & Surviving in Privileged Spaces
The COVID-19 pandemic forced many arts institutions, including theater, to close. The closures threw artists’ work into chaos and limited already scarce opportunities for Black theater professionals. Our discussion with Roger Q. Mason and Sharon Washington highlights some of the difficulties they faced. At the same time Black artists were struggling with loss of work, … Resources for Black Theater Renaissance
As we all know, COVID-19 swept through our communities in 2020 and we are still in its grip. Black and Brown communities suffered the worse impact, but all aspects of life, including the arts were impacted. Theaters across the nation were forced to close. But now, theaters are re-opening and this year nine Black plays … Black Theater’s New Renaissance
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
On our last episode we learned about programs that teach children how to grow food. But, we look can also look at farming on the macro level. For decades Black farmers in the US have fought against racism at the United States Agricultural Department. In 1920 14% of farmers in this country were black and … Justice Ahead for Black Farmers?
We recently aired two episodes of our discussion with Dr. Taylor and Dr. Zafonte on the Harvard Study of former NFL players. As is our custom we are providing Resources For NFL Health Study. The full project name is Football Players Health Study at Harvard University. The team published numerous studies, including ones on the … Resources For NFL Health Study
Dr. Cheryl Holder’s podcast episode raised a number of issues about how environmental racism impacts black health outcomes. As always, we want to give our readers additional information to help understand the topic. We developed resources for environmental racism impact on Black health outcomes. In addition to links provided by Dr. Holder, we’ve also included … Resources for Environmental Racism Impacts Black Health Outcomes