communities of color

Brad Lander

How New York City Can Become Fairer And More Equal—Comptroller Lander

Brad Lander. At this moment of transition for New York City, our communities are facing both anxious uncertainty and expansive opportunity. We are emerging ...

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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.–400 years of Resistance and Fighting for Justice

Dr. King. Photo: World Telegram & Sun, Dick DeMarsico/Library of Congress. For 400 years we have struggled to get this country and every community ...

American Progress outlines a new framework to restructure the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) to address environmental racism

CAP Report Outlines Blueprint to Address Environmental Racism and Climate Change

Photos: YouTube A new report from the Center for American Progress outlines a new framework to restructure the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) to address ...

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NJ Environmental Group Applauds Movement of Environmental Justice Legislation

[New Jersey\Environmental Justice] “We recently learned through a Harvard study that due to the unjust and disproportionate impact of air pollution on communities of ...

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NAACP JOINS FORCES WITH TELEVISION BROADCASTERS TO PROMOTE 2020 CENSUS

[NAACP\2020 Census] Joining forces with WeTV, CBS, and a host of notable influencers to push out PSAs that highlight the importance of the Census, ...

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INNOCENCE PROJECT: NEW PRE-TRIAL LAWS NECESSARY TO TRANSFORM NEW YORK’S “DEEPLY UNJUST” RACIST JUSTICE SYSTEM

[Criminal Justice\ New York Pre-trial Reform] Innocence Project’s Rebecca Brown: “The previous system that harmed poor people and people of color, reduced public safety, ...