Category: Justice
There are testing deserts in minority communities, rural areas
Already more susceptible to infection, minority communities don’t have easy access to testing centers. Neither do rural areas.
Michigan to end child physical restraints after killing at Lakeside
The Kalamazoo death was the first, though hundreds of children were injured over the past year from the physical restraint, which will be banned in state-licensed facilities for kids.
Juneteenth events will be online and in-person
Given added poignancy following the death of George Floyd, this year’s Juneteenth celebration will be held in several different ways.
COVID-19 gave Face Off Theatre Company pause. Public attention to the killing of Black Americans reinforced its purpose.
A theater company used the pandemic’s stay-home time to explore ways to modernize the craft. Then George Floyd was killed.
Analysis: Violence, inequality, and coronavirus are killing African Americans
Racial and economic inequality allowed COVID-19 to have an outsize effect on minority communities.
Emergency funding isn’t reaching black-owned businesses in Kalamazoo, say business owners
Access to funding may be an issue, as well as reluctance to take on debt in the middle of a crisis.
Context crucial to understand local African American COVID-19 data
Understanding “why” is just as important as the data itself.
African-American population disproportionately impacted by COVID-19
Pandemic exposes ongoing legacy of historic racism.
There are testing deserts in minority communities, rural areas
Already more susceptible to infection, minority communities don’t have easy access to testing centers. Neither do rural areas.
Michigan to end child physical restraints after killing at Lakeside
The Kalamazoo death was the first, though hundreds of children were injured over the past year from the physical restraint, which will be banned in state-licensed facilities for kids.
Juneteenth events will be online and in-person
Given added poignancy following the death of George Floyd, this year’s Juneteenth celebration will be held in several different ways.
COVID-19 gave Face Off Theatre Company pause. Public attention to the killing of Black Americans reinforced its purpose.
A theater company used the pandemic’s stay-home time to explore ways to modernize the craft. Then George Floyd was killed.
Analysis: Violence, inequality, and coronavirus are killing African Americans
Racial and economic inequality allowed COVID-19 to have an outsize effect on minority communities.
Emergency funding isn’t reaching black-owned businesses in Kalamazoo, say business owners
Access to funding may be an issue, as well as reluctance to take on debt in the middle of a crisis.
Context crucial to understand local African American COVID-19 data
Understanding “why” is just as important as the data itself.
African-American population disproportionately impacted by COVID-19
Pandemic exposes ongoing legacy of historic racism.
