/tags/racial-justice racial justice en-US WLRN Mon, 05 Dec 2022 21:00:00 GMT /news/2022-12-05/racial-bias-affects-media-coverage-of-missing-people-a-new-tool-illustrates-how The database tool estimates that younger, white women will get increasingly more news coverage than other racial groups — such as Black, Latino and Indigenous people. Mon, 05 Dec 2022 21:00:00 GMT /news/2022-12-05/racial-bias-affects-media-coverage-of-missing-people-a-new-tool-illustrates-how Jonathan Franklin /news/2022-10-31/the-men-exonerated-in-the-malcolm-x-killing-will-receive-36-million The city and state of New York agreed to pay $36 million to two men who were exonerated for the 1965 assassination of Malcolm X after wrongful convictions led to both men spending decades behind bars. Mon, 31 Oct 2022 18:00:00 GMT /news/2022-10-31/the-men-exonerated-in-the-malcolm-x-killing-will-receive-36-million The Associated Press /news/2022-08-08/father-and-son-sentenced-to-life-for-a-hate-crime-in-ahmaud-arberys-death Arbery's killing on Feb. 23, 2020, became part of a larger national reckoning over racial injustice and killings of unarmed Black people. Mon, 08 Aug 2022 15:00:00 GMT /news/2022-08-08/father-and-son-sentenced-to-life-for-a-hate-crime-in-ahmaud-arberys-death The Associated Press /news/2022-08-01/as-a-racial-justice-activist-nba-great-bill-russell-was-a-legend-off-the-court Boston Celtics legend Bill Russell was a civil rights trailblazer, before, during and after his basketball career. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2011 for his activism efforts. Mon, 01 Aug 2022 12:03:08 GMT /news/2022-08-01/as-a-racial-justice-activist-nba-great-bill-russell-was-a-legend-off-the-court Dustin Jones /news/2022-06-30/pete-buttigieg-launches-1b-pilot-to-build-racial-equity-in-americas-roads The transportation secretary announces a first-of-its-kind pilot program aimed at helping reconnect cities and neighborhoods racially segregated or divided by road projects. Thu, 30 Jun 2022 18:37:00 GMT /news/2022-06-30/pete-buttigieg-launches-1b-pilot-to-build-racial-equity-in-americas-roads The Associated Press /news/2022-04-15/9-000-digital-art-nfts-are-being-released-to-raise-funds-in-george-floyds-memory In the fight to get justice for his brother's murder, Terrence Floyd has turned to the unlikeliest corners to do just that: NFTs — or non-fungible tokens. Fri, 15 Apr 2022 10:05:55 GMT /news/2022-04-15/9-000-digital-art-nfts-are-being-released-to-raise-funds-in-george-floyds-memory Jonathan Franklin /news/2022-02-23/after-10-years-young-activists-remember-trayvon-martins-killing-like-it-was-yesterday Trayvon Martin’s death 10 years ago impacted the world and changed the lives of many. Orlando activist Miles Mulrain Jr. and Angela Herrera, who helped organize Orlando’s 2020 protests over Wed, 23 Feb 2022 13:59:30 GMT /news/2022-02-23/after-10-years-young-activists-remember-trayvon-martins-killing-like-it-was-yesterday Talia Blake /news/2022-02-23/democrats-make-it-hard-for-republicans-to-pass-bills-curbing-lgbtq-and-racial-justice-teaching Democrats are too few in number to stop several major policy issues around how schools deal with LGBTQ students, and teach about race and culture—but while they may not be able to prevent the measures from passing, they’re determined not to let them go through without a fight. Wed, 23 Feb 2022 13:54:39 GMT /news/2022-02-23/democrats-make-it-hard-for-republicans-to-pass-bills-curbing-lgbtq-and-racial-justice-teaching Lynn Hatter /2022-02-21/was-ahmaud-arberys-killing-a-hate-crime-the-jury-begins-its-deliberations The jury in the federal hate crimes trial of three white male defendants will decide whether Arbery was killed because of the color of his skin. Mon, 21 Feb 2022 13:42:15 GMT /2022-02-21/was-ahmaud-arberys-killing-a-hate-crime-the-jury-begins-its-deliberations The Associated Press /news/2022-01-28/kyle-rittenhouse-is-going-to-court-to-get-his-gun-back Rittenhouse's spokesman said he wants to destroy the rifle and throw the rest of the items away so nothing can be used as a political symbol celebrating the shootings. Fri, 28 Jan 2022 12:06:24 GMT /news/2022-01-28/kyle-rittenhouse-is-going-to-court-to-get-his-gun-back The Associated Press