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Black History Month 2021 Celebration Comes in Wake of Widespread Protests over George Floyd’s Death, Racial Reckoning in U.S.
February 4, 2021By Karen Jordan CHICAGO (WLS) -- It's been 45 years since the first observation of Black History Month. This year, the celebration of the contributions of Black people comes in the wake of widespread protests over the death of George Floyd and a...
The Case for Racism Response Funds – A Collective Response to Racist Acts
July 20, 2020By Monica C. Bell (The Appeal) The catalogue of recorded moments when white people call the police to report Black and brown people for no good reason is so large, and growing so fast, that the response has become routine: A video is posted on...
Racism to Blame for Deplorable African-American Infant Mortality Rates, Group Says
November 14, 2019By Mary Kilpatrick, cleveland.com CLEVELAND, Ohio — In three years, First Year Cleveland has dramatically reduced the Cuyahoga County infant mortality rate – dropping deaths by 18 percent. But African-American babies are four times as likely...
NCHE Condemns U.S. Supreme Court Ruling in Trump v. Hawaii
June 26, 2018June 26, 2018 Washington, DC – The National Collaborative for Health Equity joins hundreds of other human and civil rights and public health organizations in condemning the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling today in the Trump v. Hawaii case, which...
In 1965, the City of Charlottesville Demolished a Thriving Black Neighborhood
August 22, 2017By Laura Smith (Timeline) On a Saturday morning in 1965, movers came to the Johnson home. Kathy Johnson and her three-year-old sister listened at the breakfast table, as their mother, Elsie, gave the movers instructions. The family was heartbroken....
Jarvis DeBerry, a Culture Health Leader, speaks about the incident Charlottesville
August 17, 2017(MSNBC) - Trump's media availability drew intense criticism from the right. Former GOP Rep. David Jolly says today may be the start of a primary movement to replace Trump. He joins Lawrence O'Donnell and Jarvis DeBerry to discuss Trump's long...
The Green Movement Is Talking About Racism? It’s About Time
March 1, 2017By: Brentin Mock The same people and organizations we admire for protecting our wild places also have a history of being apathetic—or plain antagonistic—toward issues of race and social justice Facing a new White House administration led by...
NCHE Statement on Post-Election Expressions of Hate and Bigotry
November 18, 2016In the week since the presidential election, the nation has witnessed an ugly outpouring of hate. As if a lid had been lifted off of a simmering hot cauldron, a latent but never dormant force of intolerance and bigotry served as a driving force in...
The Impact of Racism on the Health and Well-Being of the Nation
August 24, 2015The recent events in Charleston, South Carolina, Baltimore, Maryland, and Ferguson, Missouri, remind us that stigma, inequalities and civil rights injustices remain in our society today. Unfortunately, skin color plays a large part in how...
In Minnesota, Thousands of Native Americans Protest Redskins Name
November 2, 2014The National Collaborative stands with the National Congress of American Indians in calling for a change of the Washington Pro Football team name. This Washington Post article highlights the recent protest that took place in Minnesota. Use the...