systemic racism

As efforts continue to bring an end to systemic racism and create greater equity and equality in our communities, individual growth is an essential part of the foundation. At Mentor2Youth, helping young Black people find personal identity through service to others is key to that path. Executive director Darryl Johnson joined WEMU’s David Fair to discuss the methodology of getting young people to view life through the “chess versus checkers” life paradigm.

This week, "Art and Soul" is about the visual arts. WEMU's Lisa Barry and the executive director of CultureSource, Omari Rush, talk with artist Rashaun…

The fourth and latest 21-Day Equity Challenge in Washtenaw County is complete. The challenge seeks to create awareness about inequity, injustice, and both…

For over a century, Big Brothers Big Sisters has mentored at-risk children around the country. It has fostered lifelong connections and friendships…

When you have to worry about food, housing, and transportation, education can fall away on the list of priorities. Add in a healthy mistrust of a system…

Discussing racism, whether individual or systemic, is important, but sometimes awkward or uncomfortable. Not in the Kekere Freedom School program. It is…

There can't be equality until equity is achieved. Self-awareness and understanding of where systemic and institutionalized bias exists is the launch…

Those who are released from jail or prison, especially people of color, face a great number of barriers to successfully reintegrating. The COVID-19…

February is Black History Month, and coming up this week in Ypsilanti is a virtual community conversation being called “America Without Racism...Making…

2020 reinforced that there is still a lot of work to do to achieve racial equality and justice in America. Numerous acts of police brutality and a…