/tags/racial-inequities Racial Inequities en-US Copyright © 2024 �������� Thu, 11 Apr 2024 10:00:00 GMT /race-identity-and-faith/2024-04-11/jamaa-birth-village-st-louis-tishaura-jones-collaboration Jamaa Birth Village in Ferguson and St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones’ office are partnering to help St. Louisans understand the importance of Black doulas. Thu, 11 Apr 2024 10:00:00 GMT /race-identity-and-faith/2024-04-11/jamaa-birth-village-st-louis-tishaura-jones-collaboration Andrea Y. Henderson /race-identity-and-faith/2024-01-12/word-in-black-shifts-into-a-corporation-which-could-bring-more-resources-to-black-papers Word in Black, a digital website that publishes national news and local content from 10 local Black newspapers — including The St. Louis American — has been incorporated into a public benefit company. Fri, 12 Jan 2024 11:00:00 GMT /race-identity-and-faith/2024-01-12/word-in-black-shifts-into-a-corporation-which-could-bring-more-resources-to-black-papers Andrea Y. Henderson /health-science-environment/2022-02-08/st-louis-health-director-slams-state-on-covid-response Dr. Mati Hlatshwayo Davis said the state’s actions on COVID and funding for public health are hurting efforts to curb COVID, especially among communities of color. Wed, 09 Feb 2022 00:05:44 GMT /health-science-environment/2022-02-08/st-louis-health-director-slams-state-on-covid-response Jonathan Ahl /education/2020-10-01/new-report-examines-deep-racial-inequities-in-st-louis-public-schools "Still Separate, Still Unequal" is a new report and digital tool on St. Louis public schools. It was published Wednesday by Forward Through Ferguson, a nonprofit created to address the region's systemic racial challenges. Thu, 01 Oct 2020 21:04:31 GMT /education/2020-10-01/new-report-examines-deep-racial-inequities-in-st-louis-public-schools Becca Clark-Callender /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-06-17/how-parents-are-involving-their-children-in-protests-against-police-brutality The average protester might seem like a young adult, but parents are also bringing out their children with them to demonstrate. On Wednesday’s St. Louis… Wed, 17 Jun 2020 21:41:09 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-06-17/how-parents-are-involving-their-children-in-protests-against-police-brutality Lara Hamdan /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-04-14/tracking-covid-19-cases-by-zip-code-highlights-inequity-in-st-louis-region On April 8, St. Louis Health Director Dr. Fred Echols brought attention to the fact that, at that point, all 12 people who died of COVID-19 in St. Louis… Tue, 14 Apr 2020 22:05:12 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-04-14/tracking-covid-19-cases-by-zip-code-highlights-inequity-in-st-louis-region Emily Woodbury /health-science-environment/2019-10-30/black-moms-and-babies-still-face-higher-risk-of-death-than-whites-in-st-louis-county Black infants in St. Louis County are more than twice as likely to die as white infants, according to a new report.The first Maternal and Child Health… Wed, 30 Oct 2019 22:53:43 GMT /health-science-environment/2019-10-30/black-moms-and-babies-still-face-higher-risk-of-death-than-whites-in-st-louis-county Shahla Farzan /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-10-14/how-city-and-school-district-boundaries-separate-st-louisans In 2008, with his book “Mapping Decline,” history professor Colin Gordon brought context to the issues of vacant houses, boarded-up storefronts and… Mon, 14 Oct 2019 22:10:55 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-10-14/how-city-and-school-district-boundaries-separate-st-louisans Emily Woodbury /government-politics-issues/2019-08-05/wash-u-opens-new-center-to-tackle-racial-and-ethnic-disparities A year after the Ferguson unrest, Washington University’s then-Chancellor Mark Wrighton convened a commission to explore what the university could do… Mon, 05 Aug 2019 10:20:35 GMT /government-politics-issues/2019-08-05/wash-u-opens-new-center-to-tackle-racial-and-ethnic-disparities Andrea Y. Henderson /government-politics-issues/2018-09-20/improved-racial-equity-in-st-louis-region-could-boost-economy-and-voter-turnout-says-report A new report points to ways in which racial equity and common interests can move the St. Louis region forward. The report was highlighted at an event held… Thu, 20 Sep 2018 22:27:44 GMT /government-politics-issues/2018-09-20/improved-racial-equity-in-st-louis-region-could-boost-economy-and-voter-turnout-says-report Chad Davis