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[https://www.aclu.org/news/criminal-law-reform/what-100-years-of-history-tells-us-about-racism-in-policing by ACLU 11/12/20] | [https://www.aclu.org/news/criminal-law-reform/what-100-years-of-history-tells-us-about-racism-in-policing by ACLU 11/12/20] | ||
In the middle of the 2020 pandemic, America was shaken by the murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, and the protests that erupted in the aftermath. But the disturbing trends we see today in police violence are the same patterns we’ve seen over the last 100 years. Again and again, commissions convened to examine why police brutality sparks unrest have come to the same conclusion: We must address the poverty and systemic racism that go hand in hand with policing communities of color. | In the middle of the 2020 pandemic, America was shaken by the murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, and the protests that erupted in the aftermath. But the disturbing trends we see today in police violence are the same patterns we’ve seen over the last 100 years. Again and again, commissions convened to examine why police brutality sparks unrest have come to the same conclusion: We must address the poverty and systemic racism that go hand in hand with policing communities of color. | ||
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=====A brief history of racism in Healthcare===== | |||
[https://www.weforum.org/stories/2020/07/medical-racism-history-covid-19/ by Harry Kretchmer 23/7/20 WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM] | |||
These patterns are drawing attention to long-standing health inequalities faced by ethnic minority groups. From HIV/AIDS and cancer to prenatal care, and even amputations, research shows Black, indigenous and people of colour (BIPOC) in America and elsewhere are more likely to be affected, and less likely to receive the right treatment. | These patterns are drawing attention to long-standing health inequalities faced by ethnic minority groups. From HIV/AIDS and cancer to prenatal care, and even amputations, research shows Black, indigenous and people of colour (BIPOC) in America and elsewhere are more likely to be affected, and less likely to receive the right treatment. | ||
=====A Brief History Of How Racism Shaped Interstate Highways===== | =====A Brief History Of How Racism Shaped Interstate Highways===== | ||
[https://www.npr.org/2021/04/07/984784455/a-brief-history-of-how-racism-shaped-interstate-highways by Noel King 7/4/21 npr] | [https://www.npr.org/2021/04/07/984784455/a-brief-history-of-how-racism-shaped-interstate-highways by Noel King 7/4/21 npr] | ||
