Two recent studies have found a new racial divide facing America right now—namely, the optimism gap.
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Country’s Black-Owned Banks Are In A Fight For Their Survival
Now black-run banks are in a fight for survival, even though many advocates argue that many African-Americans remain starved for banking services.
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African-American Churches Worth More to Austin Than Their Land Value
As I toured the trendy Bouldin Creek neighborhood — west of South Congress Avenue and just south of Lady Bird Lake — I could see remnants of a once-thriving black community of freed slaves who lived in this area following the Civil War and into the 1950s.
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The Cost of School-to-Prison Pipeline: Racially Biased School Suspensions Cost Taxpayers $35 Billion Each Year
The increasingly harsh, zero-tolerance policies adopted by American school systems in the last decade have led to record numbers of suspensions, expulsions and school-based arrests in the nation’s most vulnerable populations.
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African-American Women Now Top the List of Most-Educated Group in the Country
A new study finds that African-American women achieve the highest outcomes of any demographic by race and gender.
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Jeff Friday: The Driving Force Behind American Black Film Festival – KOLUMN
Over the last 20 years, the American Black Film Festival has brought together an array of filmmakers, media creators and talent for four days of non-stop workshops, panels, showcases, screenings and networking.
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Stuck in ‘Ghetto’ – KOLUMN Magazine
In his new book, Mitchell Duneier explains why there is nothing natural about a ghetto.
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What Black Americans Say About ‘Black-on-Black’ Gun Violence – KOLUMN Magazine
We understand that police violence and gun crimes are two parts of the same systemic problem. If only news media saw that, too.
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End-of-Life Decisions Are More Challenging for Black People – KOLUMN Magazine
Fueled by religious beliefs and mistrust of the medical system, the lack of end-of-life planning has long-lasting financial consequences.
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Some Police Departments Now Give Awards to Officers for Showing Restraint, But Is That Enough to Stop the War Against Black People?
At a time when the fatal shooting of unarmed Black men has placed police patterns and practices under the microscope, a handful of police departments are employing a new tactic — awarding officers for showing restraint on the job.
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