By Tanitiã Munroe, University of Toronto As Langston Hughes, the influential Harlem Renaissance poet, playwright and social activist, once wrote:…
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Study: Innocent Blacks more likely to be wrongfully convicted than White counterparts
A report released this month indicates Black people are more likely to be wrongfully accused of crimes and convicted than…
Report: Blacks most targeted in race-based hate crimes last year in Orange County, CA — despite being smallest population
A recent report on hate crimes and incidents in Orange County, California showed an increase in related incidents, with Blacks…
Report: 20 million children out of school in Nigeria; sub-Saharan Africa has highest figures for any region globally
About 20 million children in Nigeria are out of school, the highest figure in the world for a single country,…
Hate crime reports in Los Angeles on pace to surpass 2021 record
Hate crimes in Los Angeles are expected to surpass reports from previous year — marking the second year in a…
Report: Black-owned businesses decline in South Africa, estimated under 30%
Black-owned businesses in South Africa have been plummeting in recent years, and a new report indicates it has now dropped…
Overdose deaths spike in US for Blacks, Native Americans
A report released today indicates overdose deaths dramatically increased among Blacks and Native Americans during the pandemic in 2020. Overdue…
UN report indicates global hunger sharply increased last year, millions on the brink of starvation
The United Nations released a new report on Wednesday indicating a dramatic increase in hunger worldwide that puts hundreds of…
California task force releases historic reparations study
A first-of-it’s-kind panel in California tasked with exploring the persistent effects of discrimination and exclusion of African Americans, released a…
