Aug 14, 2024 | The Respect Rundown
by Sylvia Mendoza In 1960, a report from the U.S. Labor Department found that Black workers on average made 60% less than white workers. In 1961, President John F. Kennedy took action, issuing Executive Order 10925, which prohibited government contractors from...
Aug 14, 2024 | The Respect Rundown
by Jodi L. Miller Black people were 1.1 times more likely than their white counterparts to contract Covid-19, 2.8 times more likely to be hospitalized because of it, and two times more likely to die from the disease, according to Centers for Disease Control (CDC) data...
Aug 13, 2024 | The Respect Rundown
by Erin Flynn Jay and Jodi L. Miller Can the environment be racist? While the environment may not be racist, government rules and policies, put in place decades ago, have perpetuated what is known as environmental racism. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...
Aug 13, 2024 | The Respect Rundown
by Jodi L. Miller Home ownership is the pinnacle of the American dream. Owning a home provides a basis to accrue wealth and a home is an investment that can be passed down through generations. While the American dream is attainable for some, it is not a reality for...
Aug 12, 2024 | The Respect Rundown
by Emily Pecot The sports world may appear more integrated than other career paths, but Black athletes face racial inequity as well. In the aftermath of the Civil War, Black athletes thrived in some sports, but none more so than in horse racing, which is America’s...
Aug 12, 2024 | The Respect Rundown
by Michael Barbella At a press conference in 1971 President Richard M. Nixon declared that drug abuse was “public enemy number one” in the United States. “In order to fight and defeat this enemy it is necessary to wage a new all-out offensive,” President Nixon said....
