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July 1, 2019

More White Christians Say Businesses Should Refuse Serving Black Americans Based on Religious Grounds

Support for anti-Black service refusals based on religious reasons consistent across party lines, strongest among White Christians, according to recent survey. More The post More White […]
March 10, 2019

Why Wealth Equality Remains Out of Reach for Black Americans

By Darrick Hamilton, The Ohio State University and Trevon Logan, The Ohio State University Black History Month has become the time to reflect on all the […]
August 18, 2018

What Is Code-Switching and Why Do Black Americans Do It?

Code-switching would not be necessary if white privilege hadn’t been embedded in every social institution in American society for centuries. The post What Is Code-Switching and […]
June 23, 2018

Why Aren’t Whites Affected by Police Shootings of Unarmed Americans?

As news of another police shooting of an unarmed Black male emerged, a study revealed that Whites experience no mental health impacts over such shootings. The […]
June 22, 2018

How Do Lynching Memorials Heal African American’s Traumatic History?

Historical trauma is the cumulative phenomenon where those who never directly experienced trauma (enslavement, rape, lynchings, murder) can still exhibit signs and symptoms of the trauma. […]
May 3, 2018

Americans Held in North Korea, Believed to Be Christians, Soon to Be Released

The release of three U.S. nationals currently detained in North Korea is “imminent,” according to an official with knowledge of the ongoing negotiations. The post Americans […]
November 22, 2017

Sand Creek Massacre: Remembering US Soldiers Who Refused to Kill Native Americans

The annual Sand Creek Massacre Spiritual Healing Run opens at the site of the Sand Creek Massacre near Eads, Colorado, with a sunrise ceremony honoring some […]
October 28, 2017

Majority of White Americans Believe Discrimination Exists Against Whites

A majority of White Americans believe there is discrimination against Whites in in the U.S. today, according to a recent NPR survey. The post Majority of […]
October 8, 2017

From Slave Codes to Mike Brown: the Brutal History of African Americans and Law Enforcement

Police killings of unarmed African-American men have been highly publicized and heavily debated as a horrific social problem in recent years. Michael A. Robinson writes that […]