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Racism by Design: The Building of Interstate 81
September 11, 202350 years ago, city officials in Syracuse ignored the outcry of the Black community in the 15th Ward and moved forward with their plan to construct the I-81 viaduct. Since then, the ward has faced inadequate housing, higher crime, and poverty at...
Impact of Chicago’s Environmental Justice Executive Order
September 8, 2023Through an executive order, former Mayor Lori Lightfoot has committed to recognizing environmental racism impacting Chicago communities. This agreement with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is just the start of an effort to...
Civil Rights Leaders Seek Energy of Original Movement at March on Washington’s 60th Anniversary
August 31, 2023Sixty years ago, in the nation's capital, history was made! Thousands of people joined together for a powerful demonstration in support of racial justice, which is still remembered today as one of the most influential of its kind. By Aaron...
The 2023 Summer Newsletter is Now Available!
August 22, 2023Check out some of NCHE's program highlights in the 2023 Summer...
Lahaina Residents Worry a Rebuilt Maui Town Could Slip into the Hands of Affluent Outsiders
August 17, 2023Maui is facing a major housing crisis after the recent wildfires. Priority must be given to ensuring residents have basic needs and are not displaced from their native land. By Audrey McAvoy and Claire Rush, AP News (Read...
How Heat Makes Health Inequity Worse, Hitting People With Risks Like Diabetes Harder
August 10, 2023Extreme heat events can be dangerous, especially for disadvantaged communities. Regardless of income or background, everyone should have access to the health and social equity services essential for staying safe. By Yuki Noguchi, NPR Read...
Segregation Yesterday and Today
August 2, 2023In 2023, separation by invented racial categories and socioeconomic status is a defining feature of our American landscape, our social institutions, and our public spaces. Read the Full...
The Economic Well-being of Black Americans and the Implications for Health Equity
August 2, 2023Black Americans have been critical to the economy of the United States from its inception as a collection of 13 colonies to its establishment as the world’s dominant superpower. Read the full...
Facilitating Social Transformation Through Self and Collective Healing
August 2, 2023The Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation (TRHT) Implementation Guide offers a holistic approach toward sustainable racial equity that addresses all dimensions of our being, from the intrapersonal to the interpersonal to the systemic. Bridging...
Toward Transformative Reparations
August 2, 2023On July 18, 2022, a delegation from the Global Circle for Reparations and Healing, led by Kamm Howard, a Chicago businessman and director of Reparations United, and including Dr. Ron Daniels, convenor of the National African American Reparations...