systemic racism

In a statement released by San Fransisco Mayor London Breed, the city will not be using the police force to respond to non-criminal calls. The city will be using what they call “non law enforcement agencies” which consist of unarmed professionals who will take over calls for things like homelessness, mental health issues and noise […]

Jay Z’s Made In America festival has been postponed until Labor Day 2021. The festival’s website says the reason for cancelling this year’s event is because of parallel pandemics: COVID-19, systemic racism and police brutality. Festival officials are stressing the health and wellbeing of the artists and attendees be considered and will be working with […]

Assistant District Attorney Dan Strollo resigned Tuesday from the Monroe County District Attorney’s office. He resigned because of what he posted on Instagram. The screenshot of the post was sent to WDKX on Tuesday as well. Strollo posted a racially insensitive meme that referenced George Floyd’s funeral from his personal IG page. The post was […]

According to Rolling Stone, B&G foods has launched an “immediate review” of Cream of Wheat’s brand packaging. The current “Cream of Wheat Man” identity resembles the previous mascot, who was based on the character Rastus, a character from minstrel shows in the 1800’s. The name Rastus has been used as a racial slur in the […]

The Urban League of Rochester would like your help and support with a new movement. Join thousands of individuals in the community to address systemic racism, equity, and power with Interrupt Racism. Interrupt Racism is a collective impact equity platform. What this means is that, rather than presume the Urban League can effectively move the […]

For the second weekend in a row, cities like London, Madrid, Warsaw, Sydney and Hong Kong joined together in solidarity with the thousands of US protestors. In the UK, activists gathered in the thousands to memorialize George Floyd and urge the end of systemic racism. They held “die-ins” in front of U.S. Embassies and marched […]

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, fewer than half of Black people in the labor force were listed as employed in April. This figure reinforces the higher risk for economic impact and job-loss on top of increased rates of COVID-19, of which the death toll is over 100,000 in the US. The employment data […]

As a radio personality you have a responsibility to the community you serve each time you turn the microphone on. Especially, during sensitive times you must be mindful of the words you use. That was not the case with 95.1 radio host Kimberly and Beck who used racist rhetoric. As a result, they have been […]

During his daily briefing on Wednesday, May 20, Governor Andrew Cuomo noted that recent antibody tests conducted in New York City revealed that minority and low-income communities are still struggling with the spread of SARS-CoV-2. Faith-based groups that helped officials with acquiring samples found that 27 percent of approximately 8,000 tested people had been previously […]

Initially deemed non-essential workers and ordered to close their shops several weeks ago, barbers and hair stylists are now being given the choice to re-open their businesses in many states. As pointed out by CNN on Tuesday, April 28, black barbers are struggling with this decision. Although many of them can’t afford to remain closed […]