Live from Sacramento – Achievement Gap

On November 14, KQED’s Forum held a special live broadcast from their Sacramento studios to look at new efforts to close the achievement gap for California’s African-American and Latino students, who had scored lower than their white and Asian counterparts on standardized tests. PEG Founder Glenn Singleton was one of the featured guests.

New Lavender Book App Will Map Safe Spaces for Black Queer People

By Jo Yurcaba—May 17, 2021 Black LGBTQ people face an increased risk of violence and harassment. A new app hopes to help change that. David Johns, executive director of the National Black Justice Coalition, said Black queer and trans people have to worry about things...

Race in the Ranks: Investigating Racial Bias in the U.S. Military

By David Martin—March 21, 2021 More than 70 years after the armed services were integrated, it is still a fact of life in the U.S. military that African Americans are more likely to be disciplined and less likely to be promoted than Whites. Even the most successful...

Here’s What the New Hate Crimes Law Aims to Do as Attacks on Asian Americans Rise

By Barbara Sprunt—May 20, 2021 Following overwhelming support from both chambers of Congress, President Biden signed legislation Thursday that addresses hate crimes throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, with particular emphasis on the increase in violence against Asian...

Live from Sacramento – Achievement Gap

New Lavender Book App Will Map Safe Spaces for Black Queer People

Race in the Ranks: Investigating Racial Bias in the U.S. Military

Here’s What the New Hate Crimes Law Aims to Do as Attacks on Asian Americans Rise

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