Tag: segregation
Black communities denied $156 billion in property value says new Brookings report
“The pipes in Flint, Michigan could have been replaced 3,000 times with that money” says lead study author Dr. Andre Perry Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help support our work by donating at https://therealnews.com/donate….
How Johns Hopkins’ Influence Haunts Baltimore (2/2)
In part two, Antero Pietila, author of “The Ghosts Of Johns Hopkins,” discusses recent protests by students, community members and Hopkins employees over the institution’s relationship with Baltimore Watch full series https://therealnews.com/series/the-ghosts-of-johns-hopkins ** (Disclaimer: This…
How Johns Hopkins’ Influence Haunts Baltimore (Pt 1/2)
Antero Pietila, author of “The Ghosts Of Johns Hopkins” charts the rise of the influential Baltimore-based university while the city embraced segregation Watch full series https://therealnews.com/series/the-ghosts-of-johns-hopkins Subscribe to our page and support our work at…
US Public Education Still Segregated 65 Years After Brown
Sixty-five years after the landmark Brown v. Board of Education case, a new report published by Pennsylvania State University reveals the persistent racial segregation in America’s public schools, and the many factors that contribute to…
Trump’s Huawei Ban Confirms ‘Telecommunications Are Geopolitical Weapons’
As Trump warns of the surveillance danger of Huawei, the real concern of consumers should be the fact they are being surveilled by the U.S. government and all tech companies, says Yasha Levine Subscribe to…
Pandering, Policy, and the Black Vote
What do top Democratic candidates Sanders, Warren, and Biden offer black voters in 2020? Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This video content is intended for educational and informational…
Where Do the Politics of Reparations Go From Here?
This week, the first congressional hearing on reparations in nearly 12 years was held on Capitol Hill. As the discussion on reparations matures, what needs to happen politically for the effort to move forward? Subscribe…
Congressional Hearing on Slavery Reparations Draws Huge Crowd
Large and passionate crowds gathered to witness historians, economists, academics, and politicians testify for the first time in nearly a dozen years on H.R. 40, the landmark House bill to convene a commission to study…
Why Is Homeownership Among Blacks Lower Than Ever?
Segregation and housing discrimination are affecting Black homeownership today as much as in the days before the 1964 Civil Rights Act. What happened and how can this be reversed? Subscribe to our page and support…
The Lines Between Us: The Modern History of Baltimore Apartheid (1/2)
As Trump unloads a racist attack on Baltimore, we speak with author Lawrence Lanahan, who charts the history of segregation from redlining to the civil rights movement. Subscribe to our page and support our work…
Racial Inequality Is Rooted in Denial of Home and Land Ownership
The racial wealth gap in the US is directly linked to the ways in which Blacks were prevented from home and property ownership, while the government gave whites many opportunities for such ownership. We discuss…
A Call For Peace, A Demand for Justice
“These are broken people, in a broken city, in a broken system.” Baltimore Ceasefire’s Youth Ambassadors remember those who have been killed, and are pushing leaders to address the inequality and trauma that leads to…
Surviving The Coronapocalypse
How apartheid and redlining are fueling the global COVID-19 pandemic and how people can fight back. Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This video content is intended for educational…
COVID-19 Ravages Communities Marginalized By White Supremacy
America’s legacy of white supremacy has marginalized Black communities with redlining, segregation, poverty, and lack of access. Combating the history of abuse and mistrust is key to surviving the COVID-19 pandemic. Subscribe to our page…
How Historical Trauma And Structural Inequality Help Spread COVID-19
Historical and generational trauma affect Black and other marginalized communities, and ongoing inequality is making the coronavirus pandemic worse among those groups. Director: Cameron Granadino Chase Producer: Genevieve Montinar Subscribe to our page and support…
COVID-19 Exposes The Generational Injustices That Demand Reparations
Generations of racism created the conditions that made African Americans more susceptible to COVID-19, and reparations are the way to address that injustice. Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer:…
Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz: “The US has never been ‘a nation of immigrants’”
In her latest book, Not a Nation of Immigrants: Settler Colonialism, White Supremacy, and a History of Erasure and Exclusion, world-renowned scholar and activist Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz writes, “The United States has never been ‘a nation…
A deeply personal struggle for Black liberation | The Marc Steiner Show
Marc Steiner interviews Dan Berger, author of ‘Stayed on Freedom: the Long History of Black Power Through One Family’s Journey’, along with Dr. Zoharah Simmons and Michael Simmons whose stories are featured in the book….
My life in the Civil Rights Movement | The Marc Steiner Show
TRNN show host Marc Steiner’s Rise of the Right series has followed the ascendance of far-right political forces domestically and internationally. In a special episode of The Marc Steiner Show, TRNN Editor-in-Chief takes the mic…
Elementary School Principle Sends Staff Letter Suggesting Segregation
Charlamagne awards Christine Hoffman, a former principal of an elementary school, for sending a message to her staff attempting to segregate the classroom. â–º Don’t forget to click the Subscribe button to be notified of…
