“We need more professionals in education to recognize children dealing with trauma and help them, not criminalize them,” Henson shared. By Keydra Manns Image: Photo by Santi Vedrí on Unsplash Over the past few years, Taraji P. Henson has become a crusader for mental health awareness. In an effort to combat mental […]
Racial Bias
Sephora to Fight Against Racial Bias With an Action Plan
Global beauty retailer Sephora plans to expand the number of Black-owned brands, scale back on third-party security guards and offer more inclusive marketing as part of a wide-ranging plan to combat racial bias at its stores. BY ANNE D’INNOCENZIO, AP Retail Writer (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK (AP) […]
Air Force: Black People More Often Investigated, Punished
by BVN Lolita C. Baldor | Associated Press Black service members in the Air Force are far more likely to be investigated, arrested, face disciplinary actions, and be discharged for misconduct, according to a new report that looked at racial disparities across the service. The report by the Air Force inspector […]
NETFLIX INVESTS $25 MILLION TO END RACIAL HOUSING INEQUITY FOR BIPOC FAMILIES
by Dana Givens Image: National Association of Real Estate Brokers State of Housing in Black America Previously, BLACK ENTERPRISE reported on Netflix’s multi-million dollar investment in initiatives geared towards racial equity and wealth within the Black community, which was sparked by a conversation on race relations that were brought about by the protests against racial […]
A NY School District Knowingly Spent $2.7 Million On Racially Biased Facial Recognition Software
Motherboard uncovered documents showing the AEGIS system misidentified Black men four times more often and Black women 16 times more often than white men. Facial recognition software / Photo Credit: Getty Images by Jon Greig A New York public school is under fire after internal emails showed administrators knew their facial recognition system could […]
BLACK SCIENTISTS SAY THEY FACE RACISM BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE LAB
by Dana Givens Photo: iStock.com/bluecinema The recent Black Lives Matter protests have sparked new dialogues on race in the United States. Science is also having its conversations about diversity in STEM, while Black scientists are speaking up about their own experiences of racism in their field. According to a 2016 survey from the National Science Foundation, 6% […]
Talking to Kids About Racial Bias
Children are always watching and listening, but since protests for racial justice have spread across the globe, they’re witnessing, absorbing and internalizing possibly more than anyone knows. A recent statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics says pediatricians are “deeply concerned about the effects of racism on children. Even vicarious racism—secondhand racism […]
A Black man was stopped by sheriff’s deputies while jogging in a predominately white neighborhood. The sheriff later asked him to teach deputies about biases.
By Kelly McLaughlin Joseph Griffin seen in police body camera footage from the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office. Volusia County Sheriff’s Office A Black man was stopped by authorities while jogging in a predominately white neighborhood after officers said he fit the description of a burglary suspect, and the town’s sheriff later […]
Talking to Kids About Racial Bias
By rdanielsr6d7 Photo by Nicholas Githiri from Pexels Children are always watching and listening, but since protests for racial justice have spread across the globe, they’re witnessing, absorbing and internalizing possibly more than anyone knows. A recent statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics says pediatricians are “deeply concerned about the effects of racism on children. […]