Black Californians Urged to ‘Trust Science,’ Get Vaccinated
Some Black people are hesitant to get the coronavirus vaccine because of its side effects and fast development and mistreatment by the healthcare system....
16
Mar
12
Mar
Student Debt Fuels Racial Wealth Gap, Advocates Say
Low-income, Black and Latino students often incur more student debt and can face dire financial consequences if they can't repay, deepening economic divides....
09
Mar
Police Unresponsive, Say Asian American Victims of Hate Crimes
As many hate crimes are unreported or downplayed by police, Stop AAPI Hate is part of efforts to help the victims of a string of attacks on Asian Americans....
26
Feb
Panel Urges Racial Solidarity in Response to Attacks on Asian Americans
Different minority groups need to fight the "virus of racism" together said one speaker in a discussion about recent attacks against Asian Americans....
11
Feb
AAPI Community Plans ‘Days of Action’ This Weekend in Oakland, SF
Two "Days of Action" are planned in Oakland and San Francisco following attacks on Asian and Pacific Islander people, including one that left a man dead....
03
Feb
Black Leaders: Biden Order Is First to Recognize America’s History of Housing Injustice
Civil rights leaders are praising President Biden for directing HUD "to undo historic patterns of segregation and other types of housing discrimination."...
09
Nov
Voters of Color Restored Democracy In America In 2020 Presidential Election
Latinx, Asian, Native American and Black voters played a key role in propelling Joe Biden and Kamala Harris to victory in an election that saw massive turnout....
14
Oct
Hate Incidents On the Rise, Unlikely to Disappear After Election
Speakers at an Ethnic Media Services teleconference addressed a marked increase in discrimination brought on by coronavirus fears and Trump's rhetoric....
12
Oct
We Need to Talk About Black Mental Health. We Shouldn’t Have to Die For People to Listen.
Despite the lasting effects of intergenerational trauma, bias in health and media has taught many Black people to believe mental illness is not their problem....
05
Oct
“No Going Back”: Scholars Say Lives of Black Californians Must Improve After COVID
A new report examines the "social illnesses of anti-Black racism" that it says COVID-19 revealed and calls for change to a system "that has failed so many."...
29
Sep
Climate Change Hits Poor and People of Color Hardest
Climate change affects the poor and people of color more severely and is a "primary driver" of the California wildfires, said a panel of experts Friday....
22
Sep
Avoid Wildfire-Related Sicknesses: Check Air Quality to Protect Your Health
The bad air caused by wildfires can make anyone sick but especially vulnerable populations such as Black communities already exposed to high levels of pollution....
13
Sep
As Newsom Weighs Reparations Bill, a Scholar Has a Word of Caution for California
A bill on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk would authorize a reparations study for Black Californians. But a prominent scholar says he hopes California’s effort won’t detract from the national conversation...
14
Aug
Women of Color React to Kamala Harris VP Nomination With Enthusiasm, Reluctance
Their reactions included excitement over seeing a fellow Black and South Asian woman being up for the vice presidency and concern over her record as a prosecutor....
03
Aug
Adding More Color to Corporate Boards: New Bill Demands More Diversity
A bill introduced in the California Assembly would require public corporations based in California to have at least one board member who is a racial minority....
