From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Each and every child regardless of race, gender, class, faith, status or ability deserves the right to a quality education and to attend schools where they can learn, grow, feel safe, and thrive. But imagine being … Continued
We will be conducting the White Fragility book study starting Wednesday, September 22, 6:30 -8:00 p.m. and each Wednesday through October 27th. Your leaders for this study will be Amy DeGurian, Professs of Social Work at the University of Pittsburgh, … Continued
THE SIMULATION IS an interactive tool that helps people understand the connections among racial equity, hunger, poverty, and wealth. It is a good first step for people unaware of structural inequality, a support tool for those who want a deeper understanding … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): Black Women’s Equal Pay Day—the day that marks approximately how far into the next year Black women need to work to earn pay equal to what a white man made in the previous year—fell on August 3 this year. In the wake of COVID-19, what does … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/08/19/feds-targeted-blm-activists-foil-racial-justice-protests-report “The federalization of protest-related charges was a deliberate and cynical effort to target and discourage those who protested in defense of Black lives.” KENNY STANCIL August 19, 2021 As Black Lives Matter protests grew across the U.S. following … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2021-08-04/juvenile-justice/pa-cuts-youth-justice-racial-disparities-still-above-u-s-detention-average/a75232-1 August 4, 2021 – Emily Scott, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window HARRISBURG, Pa. — Despite youth incarceration rates falling nationwide in the last few years, major racial disparities remain for kids in Pennsylvania’s detention … Continued
Four Corners is excited to announce its first small group book study: Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America by Michael Eric Dyson who expresses the need for action more than guilt and change more than condemnation. This group study … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2021-06-23/social-justice/new-coalition-aims-to-change-whitewashed-narrative-of-appalachia/a74753-1 June 23, 2021 – Emily Scott, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window PHILADELPHIA – The Appalachian region has long dealt with environmental pollution and economic disinvestment, and a new coalition wants to ensure its Black … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2021-06-18/civil-rights/juneteenth-declared-national-holiday-amidst-progress-upheaval/a74693-1 June 18, 2021 – Roz Brown, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window HARRISBURG, Pa. — Juneteenth National Independence Day is now an official holiday, after President Joe Biden signed a bill Thursday, approved by both the US … Continued
From the National Council of Churches (http://www.ncccusa.org): As people of faith, we believe every person in our nation should have the opportunity to live up to our country’s fundamental organizing principles–life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Right now, we … Continued