Rethinking Coverage for Black America

Final summer time, tens of millions of Individuals took to the streets throughout the nation to protest the violence Black Individuals have suffered by the hands of police. It sparked what has been referred to as the biggest civil rights motion of our time — one which noticed worldwide demonstrations, new calls for positioned on lawmakers, and white individuals and non-Black individuals of shade pledging to talk up in opposition to injustice, to not flip the opposite means. It felt like the USA may lastly be able to do the work to be much less racist.

However after the protests petered out and the anti-racism books had been learn, many additionally questioned: Now what?

How can we make up for the 400 years of racism and inequities that Black individuals have endured on this nation? How can we begin to repair the systemic issues which have intentionally deprived Black Individuals with regards to buying wealth, high quality schooling, and clear air to breathe? This collection hopes to begin that dialog — and to put the groundwork for the federal authorities to take motion.

For Rethinking Coverage for Black America, Vox talked to coverage wonks, lawmakers, researchers, activists, and the communities impacted by these injustices to put out a number of the finest coverage plans that tackle inequities in housing, well being, economics, schooling, policing, and the atmosphere. Some are acquainted; some are formidable; not all could be packaged up and despatched to Congress for approval at the moment. However they’re a starting, and if enacted, they might assist create a really anti-racist future in America.

CREDITS
Reporters: Fabiola Cineas, Sean Collins, Jerusalem Demsas, German Lopez, Anna North, Rachel Ramirez, and Li Zhou
Editor: Jessica Machado
Visuals editor and graphics designer: Christina Animashaun
Engagement editors: Nisha Chittal and Kaylah Jackson
Copy editors: Elizabeth Crane, Kim Eggleston, Tanya Pai, Kelli Pate, and Tim Williams
Communications: Charmaine Crutchfield