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White Hate, Black Hate and the Shades of Difference
October 9, 2017By William C. Anderson, Truthout The rallying of white supremacist extremism in the US has caused fear and confusion for much of the general public. It's clear that the ascension of Donald Trump and the mass mobilization of white supremacist...
As Many as 450,000 People in the County Live in Food Deserts; Group Wants to Increase Access to Supermarkets
October 5, 2017By Ginger Christ, The Plain Dealer; gchrist@plaind.com CLEVELAND, Ohio - Until last December, the stretch of Euclid Avenue near Richmond Road in Euclid was plagued by a dying shopping center and not many options for healthy foods for local...
Oppose the Graham-Cassidy Plan Which Will Destroy Medicaid, End the Medicaid Expansion, and Defund Planned Parenthood
September 26, 2017On behalf of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, the National Health Law Program, the National Partnership for Women & Families, and the 234 organizations signed on to the attached letter, we urge you to oppose the...
NCHE’s Brian Smedley to Appear on “News One Now” Hosted by Roland Martin
September 25, 2017Brian D. Smedley, co-founder and Executive Director of the National Collaborative for Health Equity, will appear on "News One Now" to speak on the effects that passing the American Health Care Act will have on people of color. Listen to the "News...
National Coalition on School Diversity (NCSD) Fourth National Conference
September 14, 2017NCSD's national conference, “A Struggle We Must Win: Advancing School Integration Through Activism, Youth Voice, and Policy Reform,” focuses on empowering communities and the next generation of leaders. We expect the event to bring together...
Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation Creating Public Sentiment
September 1, 2017...
Location, Location, Location: Why Houston’s Poor, Nonwhite Communities Will Bear the Brunt of Harvey’s Fury
August 29, 2017By Tanasia Kenney As Hurricane Harvey continues its path of destruction across southeastern Texas, those confined to low-income, nonwhite communities are among the storm’s most vulnerable victims. The hurricane, now downgraded to a...
In 1965, the City of Charlottesville Demolished a Thriving Black Neighborhood
August 22, 2017By Laura Smith (Timeline) On a Saturday morning in 1965, movers came to the Johnson home. Kathy Johnson and her three-year-old sister listened at the breakfast table, as their mother, Elsie, gave the movers instructions. The family was heartbroken....
Jarvis DeBerry, a Culture Health Leader, speaks about the incident Charlottesville
August 17, 2017(MSNBC) - Trump's media availability drew intense criticism from the right. Former GOP Rep. David Jolly says today may be the start of a primary movement to replace Trump. He joins Lawrence O'Donnell and Jarvis DeBerry to discuss Trump's long...