Juneteenth celebrates the physical liberation of enslaved Black Americans, but it also highlights the tardiness of Texas in accepting progress, since Texas was the last state to free enslaved people. As a Texas organizer, I can see the same hesitation in our state’s local officials to accept the new
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the medical system in ways few individuals could have predicted. This healthcare crisis has tremendously impacted the ways upon which patients and providers interact with each other. In the context of trauma-informed care (TIC) health practices, these challenges are especially pressing. TIC practices
Olivia Moore’s mother tried to temper the 16-year-old’s expectations for the May 30 rally she had organized in the wake of George Floyd’s murder. Protests had begun in cities and towns across the country and Moore was hoping to engage her own suburban community in
Led by the Georgia NAACP, protestors gathered with masks on and fists raised to send a message to state legislators. Chants of “do your job” and “you gonna lose your job” rang out from protestors attending Monday’s March on Georgia. Before marching to the state capitol, participants gathered beside
In May, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that in preparation for a budget shortfall, the state would be closing its remaining juvenile prisons faster than planned. Earlier in the year, Newsom had announced that the state would be phasing out its Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ). When Newsom made the
Over the past few months, the country has been rocked by a wave of demands focused on shifting the way American society operates. Calls for the dismantling of the current societal structure in favor of one that prioritizes equity and justice ring louder with each passing week. Whether it’s
UPDATE 6/17/20: The city of San Leandro has released body camera footage of the police encounter involving Emerald Black. In the video, it appears Ms. Black stated she had a miscarriage earlier the same day, prior to being detained, contradicting the sequence of events set forth in the
For Rick Vila, HIV will always be associated with roses. Vila became infected with HIV in the 1980s in San Francisco. The day he was diagnosed, a friend of Vila’s asked him to come over to his house so he wouldn’t be alone. As they worked in his
Fat shaming and obsessing over womens’ bodies is a longstanding problem. Toxic internet commentary, unattainable societal weight expectations, and misinformation surrounding obesity have only exacerbated the problem. Fat shaming often stems from “fatphobia,” an aversion to people who are in a heavier weight group for whatever reason and don’t
This week, Prism continued our ongoing coverage of the Black Lives Matter uprisings around the country, the fight for electoral justice in the South, and more. In case you missed it, here are a few of this week’s key stories. ‘This was avoidable’: Georgians face challenges when trying to
As they watched the news on TV in late May, the men in locked in Unit C of the Mesa Verde immigrant detention center in Bakersfield, California, began to see the same images as the rest of the world: cops across the United States beating protestors, reports detailing the police
On Thursday evening, Louisville Metro Council will vote on “Breonna’s Law,” a new ordinance that will ban no-knock searches, the type of warrant that led to police killing Breonna Taylor in her own home on March 13. No-knock warrants are searches executed by law enforcement that do
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