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How do we account for repeated cases of unlawful police violence in multicultural neighborhoods of Europe? Is the police explanation that these are isolated incidents, a few ‘rotten apples’ in an otherwise perfect barrel, adequate? The head of the Institute of Race Relations’ European Research Programme shares her findings.
Read MoreDemocrats and Republicans are at a stalemate on police reform. On June 24, 2020 the Republican JUSTICE Act led by Tim Scott failed to pass in the Senate. On June 25, 2020, the House of Representatives passed The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act.
Read MoreRacism is an ugly stain on humanity. How wonderful it would be if we all thought of ourselves as equal – regardless of race/ethnicity. This is obviously not the case, and for the past 400 years, people who are not white have faced untold miseries due to the colour of their skin or their ethnicity.
Read MoreThe most recent egregious acts of racialized police brutality in the United States have increased calls for police reform, particularly “Defunding the Police.” A much-needed call given that the increasing budgets and military grade equipment in local police departments has been accompanied with rising racial inequality in arrest, brutality, and deaths. Yet, funding is not the only factor contributing to racialized policing.
Read MoreGiven the pervasive structural racism during the 20th century and beyond, relative improvement of black compared with white mortality may be surprising. Despite considerable resistance to the dismantling of systemic racism, it is likely that the gains in black mortality from 1900 to 2010 are associated with gains in multiple social determinants of health
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