Posts by Nicole Martinez
Boosting the Black Experience in Green Spaces
T.J. Osborne argues for the importance of diversity, and the Black community specifically, in the environmental justice movement.
Read MoreBlack Patients Dress Up and Modify Speech to Reduce Bias, California Survey Shows
A recent study of Black Californians revealed the measures they took to avoid racist treatment when seeking healthcare.
Read MoreReporter’s Notebook: The Uncomfortable Truths I Uncovered About Black Childhood
Journalist Anissa Durham’s difficult research into adulfication revealed something commonly experienced by Black children.
Read MoreResearchers sound the alarm over rising Black male suicides
Black male suicides are on the rise and have been since before the COVID-19 pandemic began, according to research.
Read MoreCan a bill to boost Mexican American and Black ethnic studies pass in Texas?
Only 58 of 1250 Texas school districts teach African American studies, but a bill from Rep. Christina Morales could change that.
Read MoreIn Newark, a Harriet Tubman monument replaces Christopher Columbus
In place of a statue of an explorer known for genocide now sits an interactive statue dedicated to abolitionist Harriet Tubman.
Read MoreMaking site of the 1908 Springfield Race Riot a monument would honor victims and inspire change
Too few people know about the Springfield Massacre of 1908, and Walter Katz believes making the site a memorial would have a profound impact.
Read MoreThis Program for Black Teens Makes College Success a Reality
The nonprofit Chicago Scholars works with high school students for a seven-year cycle that covers the transition to and beyond college.
Read MoreHere’s Why We Shouldn’t Fund the Police
Brianna Patt argues why the recent increase in Dallas police funding is not the solution, especially for the Black community.
Read MoreThe Women Behind the Black Press
Professor Ava Thompson Greenwell knows it’s time for Black women in journalism to receive credit for their work.
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