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Amber Roessner
May 23, 20223 min read
Trauma: The Impact of Decades of Racism-Motivated Policing
Unlawful, unjust policing, according to UUNIK Academy Executive Director Reggie Jenkins, is a part of the DNA fabric of our system, and...
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Amber Roessner
Apr 14, 20224 min read
Reckoning with Knoxville’s “Forgotten” History of Racist Urban Planning
But residents of the Black neighborhood, displaced for the sake of “progress,” paid the greatest costs.
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Apr 14, 20223 min read
The Bottom: how Urban Renewal destroyed Black heritage
“So at the same time [Urban Renewal] forced everybody to move out, it was becoming a potentially nicer place to live.”
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Amber Roessner
Feb 4, 20222 min read
Returning to the Roots of Black History Month: Part One
“...You can’t say, ‘Let’s not teach Black history,’ but you can say, ‘Let’s not teach critical race theory,'" said Brandon Winford.
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Feb 4, 20223 min read
Racism’s impact on COVID-19 vaccination rates
Existing evidence suggests that Black Americans remain hesitant to receive the COVID-19 vaccination because of prior experimentation on...
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