Author: UB Center for Urban Studies
Bianca Clayborne and Deonte Williams have found themselves in a bewildering legal saga with no clear end in sight. 11Alive Staff March 24, 2023 Read the full article here 11Alive
“In the richest country in the world, it is a moral imperative that we take this issue head-on,” said Rep. Pramila Jayapal. Julia Conley March 22, 2023 Read the full article here Common Dreams
Angel Pittman says her dream to create a mobile hair salon was thwarted when a neighbor harassed her with racist comments and vandalized her buses Rita Omokha March 21, 2023 Read the full article...
Buffalo’s working-class residents persevered for decades against an outward tide of people and investment. But now that money is flowing back into the city again, many find themselves with new housing problems. Caitlynn Dewey...
Farmers of color across the country, who’d been promised debt cancelation as part of a special program to address racial disparity in lending, rejoiced when they received letters in 2021 in the mail that...
Although the term “community care” itself might be new to some, communities have been engaging in the practice of community care for decades. Emily Escobar March 9, 2023 Read the full article here Ms.
By Beth Kwiatek The UB President, Satish K. Tripathi and the Editorial Board of the Buffalo News were wrong to defend the presence of Michael Knowles, the “intellectually bankrupt bombast” who speaks “noxious content”...
Incarcerated individuals could reduce their sentence by 2 to 12 months if they donate their organs or bone marrow. If organs can buy freedom for those incarcerated, why cant equity and justice? Shruti Rajkumar...
Borrowers of color shoulder most of the nation’s student loan debt. Hannah Bareham March 6, 2023 Read the full article here Yahoo Finance
Political justice in Jackson, Mississippi looks a lot like it did in the 1950s. Michael Datcher February 23, 2023 Read the full article here Truthdig