Public health officials: structural racism leads to poor health, premature deaths
Public health officials: structural racism leads to poor health, premature deaths
Twenty percent more Black Mississippians than White die from heart disease according to the state health department. The American Heart Association of Mississippi, joined the national office in issuing a statement about the negative effects of structural racism on health and premature deaths. Jennifer Hopping is the executive director.
“We know that in certain parts of our state access to healthcare, access to healthy food, access to resources is limited. So our goal is really to help overcome some of those barriers,” said Hopping.
According to the organization racism is embedded in the nation’s social, economic and political systems through policies. Whether intentional or not, Hopping says structural racism fosters discrimination throughout society including in healthcare, housing, education and criminal justice.
“We know we have to start looking at some of those burdens to ever achieve our goal of health for all,” said Hopping.
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Twenty percent more Black Mississippians than White die from heart disease according to the state health department. The American Heart Association of Mississippi, joined the national office in issuing a statement about the negative effects of structural racism on health and premature deaths. Jennifer Hopping is the executive director. “We know that in certain parts of our state access to healthcare, access to healthy food, access to resources is limited. So our goal is really to help overcome some of those barriers,” said Hopping. According to the organization racism is embedded in the nation’s social, economic and political systems through policies. Whether intentional or not, Hopping says structural racism fosters discrimination throughout society including in healthcare, housing, education and criminal justice. “We know we have to start looking at some of those burdens to ever achieve our goal of health for all,” said Hopping.
Black leaders in Richmond raise $1 million to address structural racism
Black leaders in Richmond raise $1 million to address structural racism
Over the summer, as the economic and health impacts of COVID-19 began to disproportionately affect people of color, and the civil unrest kick-started a national reckoning on systemic racism in the United States, the heads of three organizations in Richmond knew what Black people needed: greater wealth and educational opportunities.
The racial wealth gap in 2016 showed that Black people in the U.S. had just one-tenth of the wealth of white families, according to the Brookings Institution, a Washington think tank. A Black family had an average net worth of about $17,000 while white families in
America had an average net worth of $171,000.
Various leaders from the Community Foundation for a Greater Richmond, SisterFund and the Ujima Legacy Fund wanted to know how they could address more than interpersonal racism, where people are unkind to someone due to their race.
Read more at: Richmond
Over the summer, as the economic and health impacts of COVID-19 began to disproportionately affect people of color, and the civil unrest kick-started a national reckoning on systemic racism in the United States, the heads of three organizations in Richmond knew what Black people needed: greater wealth and educational opportunities. The racial wealth gap in 2016 showed that Black people in the U.S. had just one-tenth of the wealth of white families, according to the Brookings Institution, a Washington think tank. A Black family had an average net worth of about $17,000 while white families in America had an average net worth of $171,000. Various leaders from the Community Foundation for a Greater Richmond, SisterFund and the Ujima Legacy Fund wanted to know how they could address more than interpersonal racism, where people are unkind to someone due to their race.
German troops suspected of running antisemitic chat group
German troops suspected of running antisemitic chat group
German authorities have uncovered a group of soldiers suspected of organizing a chat group relating to antisemitism, right-wing extremism and pornography, according to a Defence Ministry document seen by Reuters.
Many of the 26 soldiers belong to a logistics unit in Neustadt am Ruebenberge in northern Germany, the ministry said in a report to parliament dated Friday and first reported by public ARD television.
Civilian and military prosecutors started investigations immediately after the accusations became known in October, it added. So far, three of the soldiers have been banned from wearing a uniform and working for the military, the document said, without elaborating.
The case is the latest in a series of far-right scandals to surface in the German military.
Read more at: JPost
German authorities have uncovered a group of soldiers suspected of organizing a chat group relating to antisemitism, right-wing extremism and pornography, according to a Defence Ministry document seen by Reuters. Many of the 26 soldiers belong to a logistics unit in Neustadt am Ruebenberge in northern Germany, the ministry said in a report to parliament dated Friday and first reported by public ARD television. Civilian and military prosecutors started investigations immediately after the accusations became known in October, it added. So far, three of the soldiers have been banned from wearing a uniform and working for the military, the document said, without elaborating. The case is the latest in a series of far-right scandals to surface in the German military. Civilian and military prosecutors started investigations immediately after the accusations became known in October, it added. So far, three of the soldiers have been banned from wearing a uniform and working for the military, the document said, without elaborating. The case is the latest in a series of far-right scandals to surface in the German military.
Racist Landlord Gets Fraction Of Max Prison Time For ‘Threatening To Kill’ Black Family Tenants
Racist Landlord Gets Fraction Of Max Prison Time For ‘Threatening To Kill’ Black Family Tenants
racist white man who rented property to a Black family with children has been given a relatively light prison sentence after he pleaded guilty and openly admitted to being motivated by his racism for discriminating against and “threatening to kill” the tenants in North Carolina. The “justice” was far from swift.
Douglas Matthew Gurkins was sentenced nearly six years after he drove to the Black family’s home in Greenville and threatened them with bodily harm while “yelling racial slurs” because he said they did not “belong” there.
Gurkins, 34, “told the family that they did not belong in their home and then threatened to shoot the family, to include four minor children, and any other African American that came onto the property” according to an FBI press release that references the fateful encounter in December 2014. “After making this threat, the defendant brandished a metal rod in a threatening manner.”
Read more at: Newsone
racist white man who rented property to a Black family with children has been given a relatively light prison sentence after he pleaded guilty and openly admitted to being motivated by his racism for discriminating against and “threatening to kill” the tenants in North Carolina. The “justice” was far from swift. Douglas Matthew Gurkins was sentenced nearly six years after he drove to the Black family’s home in Greenville and threatened them with bodily harm while “yelling racial slurs” because he said they did not “belong” there. Gurkins, 34, “told the family that they did not belong in their home and then threatened to shoot the family, to include four minor children, and any other African American that came onto the property” according to an FBI press release that references the fateful encounter in December 2014. “After making this threat, the defendant brandished a metal rod in a threatening manner.”
Lewis Hamilton focused on racism fight as he opens up on his retirement plans
Lewis Hamilton focused on racism fight as he opens up on his retirement plans
Hamilton has set about trying to make the sport more diverse, while also supporting the Black Lives Matter movement
With poise, immense natural talent and uncanny judgment, Lewis Hamilton is perhaps the greatest Formula One driver ever.
Over the past few weeks, he has beaten Michael Schumacher ’s record number of race wins in the sport.
And a fortnight ago, Lewis equalled the German legend’s record number of world championships, with seven.
There have been 750 F1 drivers since the sport began in 1950. Lewis is the only one of African Caribbean heritage.
Over the past year he has set about trying to make the sport more diverse, while also supporting the Black Lives Matter movement.
Read more at: Mirror
Hamilton has set about trying to make the sport more diverse, while also supporting the Black Lives Matter movement With poise, immense natural talent and uncanny judgment, Lewis Hamilton is perhaps the greatest Formula One driver ever. Over the past few weeks, he has beaten Michael Schumacher ’s record number of race wins in the sport. And a fortnight ago, Lewis equalled the German legend’s record number of world championships, with seven. There have been 750 F1 drivers since the sport began in 1950. Lewis is the only one of African Caribbean heritage. Over the past year he has set about trying to make the sport more diverse, while also supporting the Black Lives Matter movement. There have been 750 F1 drivers since the sport began in 1950. Lewis is the only one of African Caribbean heritage. Over the past year he has set about trying to make the sport more diverse, while also supporting the Black Lives Matter movement.
UNIVERSAL STUDIOS SUED FOR RACISM BY FAIZON LOVE
UNIVERSAL STUDIOS SUED FOR RACISM BY FAIZON LOVE
Film star and comedian Faizon Love filed suit today against Universal Studios over the company’s decade-long, racist advertising campaign for the 2009 film Couples Retreat in which Love starred. The suit accuses Universal of breach of contract as well as fraud and violations of California’s Unruh Civil Rights Act for intentional discrimination because Love is Black.
“Setting aside Universal Studios’ self-professed solidarity with progressive racial goals, the facts underpinning this case demonstrate that Universal Studios is a fully-participating collaborator in maintaining a bigoted status quo,” states the lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court by Mr. Love’s law firm Browne George Ross O’Brien Annaguey & Ellis LLP (“BGR”).
Love was one of eight principal stars and one of only two Black stars, along with Kali Hawk, in the comedy film, which has grossed over $171 million to date. Love’s contract with Universal guaranteed him to star billing on par with six of his co-stars, including in advertising and promotional materials for the film. In the U.S., Love and Hawk appeared in those materials.
Read more at: The Source
Film star and comedian Faizon Love filed suit today against Universal Studios over the company’s decade-long, racist advertising campaign for the 2009 film Couples Retreat in which Love starred. The suit accuses Universal of breach of contract as well as fraud and violations of California’s Unruh Civil Rights Act for intentional discrimination because Love is Black. “Setting aside Universal Studios’ self-professed solidarity with progressive racial goals, the facts underpinning this case demonstrate that Universal Studios is a fully-participating collaborator in maintaining a bigoted status quo,” states the lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court by Mr. Love’s law firm Browne George Ross O’Brien Annaguey & Ellis LLP (“BGR”). Love was one of eight principal stars and one of only two Black stars, along with Kali Hawk, in the comedy film, which has grossed over $171 million to date. Love’s contract with Universal guaranteed him to star billing on par with six of his co-stars, including in advertising and promotional materials for the film. In the U.S., Love and Hawk appeared in those materials.
Justice Dept. appeals ruling barring it from Trump defamation case
Justice Dept. appeals ruling barring it from Trump defamation case
The Justice Department on Wednesday appealed a court’s decision to block it from interfering in a defamation case brought against President Donald Trump by E. Jean Carroll, who said the president raped her in the 1990s.
Lawyers with the Justice Department’s Civil Division filed the notice of appeal Wednesday afternoon.
The Justice Department attempted to protect Trump from prosecution by stepping into the case, arguing it had the right to do so as the defamation allegations were made during his presidency.
Judge Lewis Kaplan of the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of New York ruled against the department last month, writing in his opinion that Trump is not an employee of the United States and even if he were his statements concerning Carroll do not fall within the scope of his employment.
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The Justice Department on Wednesday appealed a court’s decision to block it from interfering in a defamation case brought against President Donald Trump by E. Jean Carroll, who said the president raped her in the 1990s. Lawyers with the Justice Department’s Civil Division filed the notice of appeal Wednesday afternoon. The Justice Department attempted to protect Trump from prosecution by stepping into the case, arguing it had the right to do so as the defamation allegations were made during his presidency. Judge Lewis Kaplan of the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of New York ruled against the department last month, writing in his opinion that Trump is not an employee of the United States and even if he were his statements concerning Carroll do not fall within the scope of his employment. Judge Lewis Kaplan of the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of New York ruled against the department last month, writing in his opinion that Trump is not an employee of the United States and even if he were his statements concerning Carroll do not fall within the scope of his employment.
Arkansas man receives racist letter over black Santa decoration outside home
Arkansas man receives racist letter over black Santa decoration outside home
An Arkansas man says he put up a black Santa on his lawn for Christmas to spread joy in his neighborhood — only to be left “extremely angry” after receiving a racist letter in which an anonymous person ordered him to remove the decoration.
Chris Kennedy said he has been putting up the 8-foot-tall inflatable outside his home in North Little Rock for three years, news station Fox16 reported.
“I’ve done this every year and haven’t had any issues,” Kennedy said.
But on Tuesday, he received a disturbing letter claiming that his decoration was making him the “laughing stock” of the neighborhood.
Read more at: New York Post
An Arkansas man says he put up a black Santa on his lawn for Christmas to spread joy in his neighborhood — only to be left “extremely angry” after receiving a racist letter in which an anonymous person ordered him to remove the decoration. Chris Kennedy said he has been putting up the 8-foot-tall inflatable outside his home in North Little Rock for three years, news station Fox16 reported. “I’ve done this every year and haven’t had any issues,” Kennedy said. But on Tuesday, he received a disturbing letter claiming that his decoration was making him the “laughing stock” of the neighborhood. An Arkansas man says he put up a black Santa on his lawn for Christmas to spread joy in his neighborhood — only to be left “extremely angry” after receiving a racist letter in which an anonymous person ordered him to remove the decoration. Chris Kennedy said he has been putting up the 8-foot-tall inflatable outside his home in North Little Rock for three years, news station Fox16 reported. “I’ve done this every year and haven’t had any issues,” Kennedy said. But on Tuesday, he received a disturbing letter claiming that his decoration was making him the “laughing stock” of the neighborhood.
White people open up about the lessons they learned on racism in 2020
White people open up about the lessons they learned on racism in 2020
Despite the deaths, the brutality, and the environmental tragedies, some good has come from the very sour lemons served to us in 2020.
One of those things is a greater understanding of, or at least an attempt to understand, racism. In the summer we saw the public take heed of racial injustice in a way we’ve never seen before.
Following the brutal killing of George Floyd, people around the world woke up to the insidiousness of police brutality, institutional racism, and anti-Blackness.
We saw brands offer to do better, celebrities offering their solidarity, and the architecture that celebrated oppressors toppled.
It’s safe to say we’ve all learned a lot. White people, who may not necessarily have grappled with their own race in the past, have had to come to terms with their own privileges.
Read more at: Metro
Despite the deaths, the brutality, and the environmental tragedies, some good has come from the very sour lemons served to us in 2020. One of those things is a greater understanding of, or at least an attempt to understand, racism. In the summer we saw the public take heed of racial injustice in a way we’ve never seen before. Following the brutal killing of George Floyd, people around the world woke up to the insidiousness of police brutality, institutional racism, and anti-Blackness. We saw brands offer to do better, celebrities offering their solidarity, and the architecture that celebrated oppressors toppled. It’s safe to say we’ve all learned a lot. White people, who may not necessarily have grappled with their own race in the past, have had to come to terms with their own privileges. White people, who may not necessarily have grappled with their own race in the past, have had to come to terms with their own privileges.
Why This Scene In ‘A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving’ Could Be Racist
Why This Scene In ‘A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving’ Could Be Racist
The classic 1973 Peanuts special A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving that airs annually during the holidays has stirred up a bit of controversy in recent years, thanks to one particular scene that could be construed as racist.
Created by Charles Schulz, the conflicting scene shows the only Black character, Franklin, is sitting by himself on one side of the Thanksgiving table. While Charlie Brown, Sally, Peppermint Patty, and Snoopy, all sit together on the opposite side of the table. Some have critiqued this scene, considering it problematic, even arguing that it could be racist since Franklin is separated from the rest of the characters, who are white.
Darnell Hunt, dean of social sciences and professor of sociology and African American studies at UCLA spoke with Yahoo Life, and said that “having [Franklin] on this long side by himself, you could interpret it that no one wanted to sit next to him.”
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The classic 1973 Peanuts special A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving that airs annually during the holidays has stirred up a bit of controversy in recent years, thanks to one particular scene that could be construed as racist. Created by Charles Schulz, the conflicting scene shows the only Black character, Franklin, is sitting by himself on one side of the Thanksgiving table. While Charlie Brown, Sally, Peppermint Patty, and Snoopy, all sit together on the opposite side of the table. Some have critiqued this scene, considering it problematic, even arguing that it could be racist since Franklin is separated from the rest of the characters, who are white. Darnell Hunt, dean of social sciences and professor of sociology and African American studies at UCLA spoke with Yahoo Life, and said that “having [Franklin] on this long side by himself, you could interpret it that no one wanted to sit next to him.”
