#Segregation

The two lead segments on NPR this morning were ”Portland Mayor Wants Federal Agents Removed From His City” and “Civil Rights Leader John Lewis Never Gave Up Or Gave In.”
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I want to talk to white people for a second.You have been lied to. You have been told that America is a place founded on freedom, where everyone has an
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We're back for the afternoon session of the #DisabilityRC. The advocacy panel featuring @QldAdvocacy, @FamAdvocacyNSW and @CydaAu continues. More classroom placements for children with disability leads to less contact with
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These patterns and practices reinforce discriminatory beliefs, values, and unequal distribution of resources, wealth and opportunity.A focus on structural racism offers a concrete, feasible, and promising approach towards advancing health
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Forgive me Thomas because I think you are a lovely man whom I respect but I have something to say.You are an academic and your Very Civil academic approach
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1/13 The killing of George Floyd in May sparked worldwide mass protests against racial injustice and brought to the forefront the systemic racism that Black people face on a daily
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Thread: Books, articles, and podcasts that have helped me in my (ongoing) work to be antiracist. I'll start with the things I know before adding links to resources I haven't
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BREAKING: Israel is committing crimes against humanity of apartheid and persecution on Palestinians, says a landmark report.@HRW says Israel's "systematic oppression" of Palestinians includes: segregation denying equal rights
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So I went on a walk the other night with a friend of mine and we got talking about #blacklivesmatter movement, and he hadn't realised how recent segregation in
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The #genderpaygap goes way beyond issues connected to education. The key causes are: gender segregation in jobs, a lack of flexible work, pay discrimination & women’s responsibility for unpaid carehttps://www.theguardian.com/world/202
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: City of Chicago Halts Controversial Metal Shredder Permit in response to Community Pressure and EPA Letter (1/15) CHICAGO (May 8, 2021) - The Lightfoot administration announced late
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Gonna be controversial real quick. What does violence do in helping the cause? Fighting violence with violence, as far as I know, does jackcrap. Stealing from business that are already
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As someone who has worked in the #affordablehousing industry for a decade, here are some important issues I’d like to raise about @stevenfulop’s Inclusionary Zoning (IZ) ordinance in #JerseyCity: The
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THREAD: You likely know Jackie Robinson broke the baseball color barrier. What you probably don't know is two acts of discrimination decades earlier in Ohio may have led to Robinson
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When we remember this important piece of legislation, it's also important to note that, to a significant extent, modern American conservatism drew much of its energy from the *backlash against*
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We decided to dig into WHY Don Barrett burned a cross in Hazel Brannon Smith's yard in 1960.A person would have to hate someone a lot to burn a cross
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