systemic racism

Dr. Chris Pernell, a New Jersey public health physician, became a patient in Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine trial after she lost her father to the virus. She joins LX News to discuss why it was important for her to join the trial to honor her father and to advocate for better health care for Black and brown communities that have suffered...

Police unions nationwide have largely supported President Donald Trump’s reelection, amid mass demonstrations over police brutality and accusations of systemic racism.

American imprisons more people than any other country in the world. And we imprison a larger percentage of our Black population than South Africa did during apartheid. Do you want this to change? With Election Day around the corner, the ball’s in your court.

The climate crisis is a major issue in this year’s election among members of Generation Z. NBCLX’s Ngozi Ekeledo talked to two 18-year-olds who are speaking out against environmental racism as first-time voters in the upcoming election.

In the wealthy city of Santa Monica, California, the historically Black Pico district retains its memories of the generations of families who called it home — and the legacy of racial segregation that created it. But today, soaring real estate prices are making the price of leaving hard to pass up, and longtime residents like Michele Duncan are saying good-bye.

Growing up in a mostly white suburb of Philadelphia, author Cole Brown didn’t see people who looked like him in his neighborhood or in the media. He wrote his book “Greyboy” about his journey to find a Black identity in a white world.

Psychologist Erlanger Turner speaks to the significant impact that the film “Black Panther” had on the lives of Black children and provides tips for coping with emotional stress due to the loss of Chadwick Boseman, systemic racism and COVID-19.

The shooting of Jacob Blake has sparked numerous protests throughout the professional sports world, including the MLB, NHL and NBA. NBC Sports Boston Reporter A. Sherrod Blakely stops by to break down the events that have ensued with pro athletes over the last 48 hours in the fight against systematic racism and police brutality.

A recent study has found that Black infants are more likely to die when under the care of white doctors than Black doctors. Dr. Rachel Hardeman, who researches reproductive health equity, joined LX News to explain how institutional racism is making childbirth more deadly for Black mothers and their infants.