As someone who grew up in Harlem and the Bronx, Brown University professor Tricia Rose has had a front row seat on the racial fault lines in American society. Her latest book is Metaracism — How Systemic Racism Devastates Black Lives — And How We Break Free. Rose’s book offers a new view of structural racism, how it works, and what is needed to make change. So are Americans ready to acknowledge the persistence of racism and how it affects our country? And how is the outlook for improving the situation in the heat of a high-stakes political year? This week on Political Roundtable, I’m going in-depth with director of Brown University’s Center for the Study and Race and Ethnicity in America Tricia Rose.
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Police investigating racial harassment of NCAA women’s basketball team in Idaho
Police are investigating reported harassment of the University of Utah women’s basketball team while staying in Coeur D’Alene, Idaho, for the NCAA tournament in nearby Spokane, Wash.
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Fairhaven’s first Black selectman will not seek re-election, citing racial discrimination
“The time has come for me to stop taking time away from my family to serve people who either don’t want me here or aren’t willing to stand up to their friends and call out the racist acts that are happening in front of their face,” Correy said.
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RI Kids Count report: Mothers and children of color at risk
Nearly half of all children born in Rhode Island in 2020 were children of color. And the health and well-being of those children and their birth mothers are “at risk,’’ according to a report released Monday afternoon by Rhode Island Kids Count. Racial and ethnic health disparities begin prior to conception with maternal insurance coverage […]
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‘Justice was served’ say R.I. political leaders of Chauvin conviction
In Rhode Island, public reaction to the conviction of a former Minneapolis police officer in the death of George Floyd was unanimous. From top elected officials to leaders in law enforcement, higher education and community organizers, the response to Derek Chauvin being found guilty on all counts in Floyd’s death was one of resounding support. […]
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RI attorney general adds hate crimes to sentencing of Barrington man charged with assaulting neighbor
If convicted of assaulting his neighbor, a Barrington man could face harsher punishment under the state’s Hate Crimes Sentencing Act.