From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): One year ago today, George Floyd was murdered by a police officer on the streets of Minneapolis in broad daylight. This is how people across the United States are recognizing the one-year mark … Continued
Posted at https://www.penncapital-star.com/commentary/report-pa-ranks-7th-nationwide-for-black-homicides-friday-morning-coffee/ A new report quantifies the devastating toll that gun violence is taking on Pennsylvania’s Black residents, with the Keystone State ranking 7th in the nation for Black homicides. Handguns are responsible for nearly nine in 10 (88 … Continued
Urge House lawmakers to advance a study for reparations through the ELCA Action Center (you need not be Lutheran). The House of Representatives is expected to soon vote on H.R. 40, the Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans … Continued
From Common Cause (http://www.commoncause.org): You’ve probably heard by now that Derek Chauvin was found guilty on all counts for the murder of George Floyd. This ruling is accountability, not justice. Justice would be if George Floyd were still alive — and … Continued
This week is Black Maternal Health Week #BMHW21! Of course, maternal health means a lot more than preventing unnecessary injury and death in childbirth, but given the extreme disparities revealed in a new report and the fact that we know COVID-19 is … Continued
The Rev. Dr. Larry D. Pickens, Executive Director, Pennsylvania Council of Churches The failure to respect the value and dignity of another human being is a sin. I thought of this recently as I reflected on the words of Pope … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): What surprised EPI Economist Kyle K. Moore when crunching the numbers for our latest report on state unemployment by race and ethnicity? The fact that the historical unemployment gap between Black and white workers … Continued
Download as pdf From Churches Beyond Borders: Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, Anglican Church of Canada, The Episcopal Church and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America In Advent 2020, Churches Beyond Borders expressed a commitment to dismantling racism, combating white … Continued
Harrisburg, Pa. – The Governor’s Advisory Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs condemns the recent attacks on Asian Pacific Americans across the nation and calls for all Pennsylvanians to stand up against anti-Asian hate and racism in all forms. From Oakland, … Continued
From Faith in Public Life (http://www.faithinpubliclife.org): A core commitment of our Faithful Agenda for the first 100 days of the Biden Administration is to affirm Black lives and lay the groundwork for ending systemic racism. Our faith demands that we … Continued