HERE. From the World Affairs Council of Harrisburg (http://www.wacharrisburg.org): CALLING STUDENT WRITERS . . . NOW ACCEPTING ENTRIES! Prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners! Each year, in honor of MLK Day, the World Affairs Council of Harrisburg sponsors … Continued
From the Sentencing Project (http://www.sentencingproject.org): Black immigrants face a disproportionately high risk of deportation from the United States, according to Stateline. Though only nine percent of immigrants identify as black, one in five immigrants facing deportation for a criminal offense … Continued
From the Sentencing Project (http://www.sentencingproject.org): Federal courts imposed prison sentences on black men that were 19% longer than those imposed on similarly situated white men between 2011 and 2016, reports the United States Sentencing Commission (USSC). In addition, federal prison … Continued
From the Sentencing Project (http://www.sentencingproject.org): The number of American Indians and Alaska Natives (AIAN) held in local jails nearly doubled from between 1999 and 2014, according to a Bureau of Justice Statistics analysis covered by The Crime Report. During this … Continued
From the Sentencing Project (http://www.sentencingproject.org): Nearly all American Indian tribes have rejected the option of pursuing the death penalty against their citizens for federal crimes committed on their land, reports the Associated Press. “Congress expanded the list of death-penalty eligible … Continued
From the Sentencing Project (http://www.sentencingproject.org): In “Growth in the U.S. Ex-Felon and Ex-Prisoner Population, 1948 to 2010,” Sarah Shannon and colleagues estimate that one-third of black men had a felony conviction in 2010—a significant increase over the past 30 years … Continued
From Repairers of the Breach (http://www.breachrepairers.org/): Donald Trump is not the first politician to openly stoke racism and hatred. He is a part of a much larger system of white supremacy that is reinforced in our nation election after election. … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/09/13/racial-wealth-gap-leading-almost-nonexistent-middle-class Published on Wednesday, September 13, 2017 by Common Dreams With people of color projected to make up the majority of Americans by 2043, a new study warns against policies that keep many black and Latino households out … Continued
From Everyday Democracy (http://www.everyday-democracy.org): Like most “good people,” if you had asked me if I was racist I would have answered with a resounding “Of course not!” Growing up as a mixed brown and white woman in a mostly white … Continued
Editor’s Note: Here is an account from the president of the Reform synagogue in Charlottesville about what they experienced this past Shabbat. For those of us who aren’t Jewish, this is a must read. We must all stand in solidarity … Continued