anti-racism

Attendees applaud after New York State Gov. Kathy Hochul announced actions to combat hate crimes at her office in New York City in November 2022. Hochul has formed a new unit to combat hate and bias across the state that will focus on education, early detection and mobilizing support in areas where a bias-related incidents have occurred.

New York residents have mixed feelings about yet another statewide anti-bias program

Jonathan Franklin

The new unit is a broader effort by Gov. Kathy Hochul to address hate crimes and violence across the state in response to Buffalo's deadly mass shooting that killed 10 Black people.

'A Movement, Not A Moment': Racial And Social Justice Reform Efforts In The Year Since George Floyd's Death

Andrea Perdomo

Looking back on the last year’s push for social justice reform through local government efforts, academia, and activism sparked by the death of George Floyd.

Michelle Wilson is a fourth-year student at Florida Atlantic University's Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine. She matched in family medicine at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital Albany, Georgia.

Black Women In South Florida Seek Non-Racist Medical Care, And To Fill Gaps of Black Doctors

Verónica Zaragovia

Earlier this month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared that racism is a serious threat to a person’s health. It’s a threat that even shows up in doctors’ offices and hospitals. For Black women, that experience can be especially fraught in pregnancy and childbirth.

'The Nation Is Paying Attention': A Conversation About 'Black Miami in the 20th Century'

Leslie Ovalle Atkinson

When the city of Miami was established in 1896, there were 367 people who voted to make Miami a reality. Of those people, 162 of them were Black…

Heard On Sundial: Rebranding Miami Beach, UM Doctor on COVID-19, Black Miami in the 20th Century

Chris Remington

On this Tuesday, July 28, episode of Sundial: Rebranding Miami Beach Due to COVID-19 restrictions, Miami Beach’s party scene is quiet. Bars, nightclubs,…

Education

'There's A Lot Of Denialism': How An Anti-Racism Proposal Exposed Miami's Racial, Ethnic Fractures

Jessica Bakeman

A plan to improve how public schools in Miami-Dade County teach students about racism drew a racist backlash last week — a response that reflected a long…

Education

After Misinformation Campaign, Miami-Dade School Board Approves Plan To Improve Teaching On Racism

Jessica Bakeman

The Miami-Dade County School Board voted 8-1 during a virtual meeting Wednesday night to review and enhance how the district teaches racism and empower a…