The latest incidents of disproportionate and gross police violence have shown once again the persistence of racialized structures of violence and inequality sustained by a legal and political apparatus that thwarts meaningful accountability. To respond, we need to address structural racism and its enduring consequences with renewed urgency. At a minimum, this means joining the calls for Congress to remove legal barriers to holding police institutions accountable. At PRRAC, we will continue our efforts to address the health, economic, educational, and political consequences of segregation and systemic disinvestment in low-income communities of color. We know that “structural racism” isn’t an abstraction or too big to tackle. Rather it means changing the practices of every level of government now, including those at the state and local levels that so profoundly impact policing and public health.
Anti-Racist Agendas for State and Local Agencies
Recent Advocacy Letters
- Civil Rights Groups and Allies Condemn White House Move to Censor Race and Gender Equity Training (submitted by the Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights, October 2020)
- Civil Rights Groups Request DOJ Investigation into Death of Breonna Taylor (submitted by the Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights, June 2020)
- Civil Rights Coalition Letter on Federal Policing Priorities (submitted by the Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights, June 2020)
Selected Poverty & Race Articles
- Who Really Can Claim Innocence? by john a. powell (November-December 1994 P&R Issue)
- Let Us Not Accept Either Victimology or Blaming-the-Victimology by Wilson Riles, Jr. (September-October 1994 P&R Issue)
- Should Racial Integration Be Pursued As the Only Goal? by Joe Feagin and Yvonne Combs (January-February 2000 P&R Issue)
Selected News and Opinion Articles
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