Combating Racism as a Public Health Crisis Archives - Black Voice News https://blackvoicenews.com/category/combating-racism-as-a-public-health-crisis/ The Voice of the Black Community in California Sat, 20 Apr 2024 22:16:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://blackvoicenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/cropped-BVN_logo_square-32x32.png Combating Racism as a Public Health Crisis Archives - Black Voice News https://blackvoicenews.com/category/combating-racism-as-a-public-health-crisis/ 32 32 182193136 Sonoma County Passes Resolution Declaring Racism a Public Health Crisis https://blackvoicenews.com/2024/03/22/sonoma-county-racism-public-health/ Fri, 22 Mar 2024 17:20:43 +0000 https://blackvoicenews.com/?p=243539 Sonoma County resolves to address racism as public health crisis

Sonoma County joined more than 30 California city and county governments in declaring racism a public health crisis, with a resolution passed by the board of supervisors on March 12 to establish actions to address systemic inequality in the county.

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]]> 243539 Combating Racism as a Public Health Crisis, Part 1: Holding Leaders Accountable https://blackvoicenews.com/2023/11/13/black-california-racism-public-health-crisis/ Mon, 13 Nov 2023 20:55:06 +0000 https://blackvoicenews.com/?p=241982 Demonstrators gather at Grand Park in Los Angeles, CA on June 3, 2020 to protest police brutality, defend Black Lives and call for the removal of former Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey.

Mapping Black California’s Racism as a Public Health Crisis Dashboard is a convenient tool to analyze how governing bodies and nongovernmental organizations have declared racism as a public health crisis […]

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]]> 241982 Combating Racism as a Public Health Crisis, Part 2: Santa Cruz County’s Inclusive Resolution https://blackvoicenews.com/2023/11/13/black-california-racism-equity/ Mon, 13 Nov 2023 20:50:38 +0000 https://blackvoicenews.com/?p=241984 Joy Flynn, community organizer, kneels while holding an “I Can’t Breathe” sign on May 30, 2020 in downtown Santa Cruz, memorializing the last words spoken by 46-year-old George Floyd just before he was murdered by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin.

Santa Cruz County, CA passed a resolution declaring racism a public health crisis, with actions across six of nine categories. The declaration includes education efforts, community engagement, and partnerships with […]

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]]> 241984 Combating Racism as a Public Health Crisis, Part 3: Oakland Addresses Systemic Racism with Data-driven Approach https://blackvoicenews.com/2023/11/13/combating-racism-as-a-public-health-crisis-part-3/ Mon, 13 Nov 2023 20:40:18 +0000 https://blackvoicenews.com/?p=241985 Oakland Councilmember Carroll Fife stands in the center, as she joins community members in holding their fists up.

The City of Oakland passed a resolution declaring racism a public health crisis that included housing as a strategic action thus acknowledging the impact of inadequate housing on the city’s […]

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]]> 241985 Combating Racism as a Public Health Crisis, Part 4: Riverside and San Bernardino Counties Take Action Against Racism as a Public Health Crisis https://blackvoicenews.com/2023/11/13/san-bernardino-county-racism-equity-group/ Mon, 13 Nov 2023 20:30:40 +0000 https://blackvoicenews.com/?p=241986 Protestors gather in downtown Riverside in the wake of the murder of 46-year-old George Floyd, who was killed by Derek Chauvin, a white Minneapolis police officer. Chauvin kneeled on Floyd’s neck for nine minutes and 29 seconds on May 25, 2020.

San Bernardino County passed the first resolution in the state of CA declaring racism a public health crisis and pledged to take action to address it. The county added Equity […]

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