tag | racial justice
Penn State President Neeli Bendapudi makes apologies and new goals about diversity
The comments came in remarks at the board of trustees meeting
Kim Potter is found guilty of manslaughter in the death of Daunte Wright
Jurors had been deliberating since Monday before finding Potter guilty
Carlisle’s Truth and Reconciliation Committee is hosting community dialogues to talk about race
“Thinking About Race Thursday” listening sessions will be held every second Thursday of the month both in person or virtually.
Georgia murder trial in killing of Ahmaud Arbery seen as test case for racial justice
The defendants have also been charged with federal hate crimes.
Family demands answers after videos show white Chester officer punching Black teen
A white police officer was caught on video repeatedly punching Bahir Green, a Black teenager, while Green was being restrained in Chester on Friday.
Derek Chauvin is sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison for murdering George Floyd
In issuing the sentence, the judge noted Chauvin’s cruelty toward Floyd and the abuse of authority.
After first federal Juneteenth holiday, reformers say harder racial justice work remains
On the federal level, the bill that made Juneteenth a federal holiday has been one of the only major racial justice-related measures to become law.
The White House wants to fight climate change and help people. Cleveland led the way
The White House is calling climate action a form of environmental justice, part of a campaign to address economic and racial inequity.
Many charges dismissed, dropped in civil rights march clash in Bedford County last year
A judge dismissed the most serious charge against a man accused of shooting a civil rights activist during a confrontation with a group of marchers on their way to Washington D.C.

