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Web ArchiveData for Black Lives "Data for Black Lives is a group of activists, organizers, and mathematicians committed to the mission of using data science to create concrete and measurable change in the lives of Black people." Website. electronic | Electronic (Form).- Date: 2021
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Web ArchiveCenter for American Progress The Center for American Progress, an independent nonpartisan policy institute, tracks how jurisdictions are responding to calls for a fundamental change in policing, including state and local reforms to increase police transparency and accountability and to prioritize community-based solutions to public safety. Website. electronic | Electronic (Form).- Date: 2020
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Web ArchiveGovernor Cuomo Signs 'Say Their Name' Reform Agenda Package From the Governor of New York's website, on June 12, 2020: "Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed the 'Say Their Name' Reform Agenda package following the killing of George Floyd and an ongoing pattern of police brutality against minority communities across the nation. These landmark policing reforms will help reduce inequality in policing and reimagine the state's criminal justice system. The reforms include: Allowing for...
- Date: 2020
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Web ArchiveH.R.7120 - 116th Congress (2019-2020): George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020 Congress.gov Library of Congress The Justice in Policing Act's summary: "This bill addresses a wide range of policies and issues regarding policing practices and law enforcement accountability. It includes measures to increase accountability for law enforcement misconduct, to enhance transparency and data collection, and to eliminate discriminatory policing practices." Website. electronic | Electronic (Form).- Date: 2020
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Web ArchiveS.3956 - 116th Congress (2019-2020): End Police Use of Chokeholds Act of 2020 Congress.gov Library of Congress The summary of the End Police Use of Chokeholds Act of 2020: "This bill creates a new condition of eligibility for funds under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program and the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program. Specifically, to be eligible for grant funds under the COPS program and JAG program, a state or locality must have in effect a law...
- Date: 2020
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Web ArchiveStatement on Efforts to Collect Objects at Lafayette Square. National Museum of African American History and Culture The National Museum of American History and the Anacostia Community Museum released the following statement on their efforts to collect objects at Lafayette Square, one of several sites in Washington, D.C. where thousands gathered to protest police brutality and the killing of George Floyd. Website. electronic | Electronic (Form).- Date: 2020
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Web ArchiveCenter for the Study of Racism, Social Justice, & Health The Center for the Study of Racism, Social Justice, and Health is dedicated to examining how and when racism affects health, providing tools to improve the rigor with which researchers study racism and health, and evaluating intervention strategies that most effectively address racism’s contributions to health inequities. This is a multidisciplinary, collaborative research center housed in the Department of Community Health Sciences in the...
- Date: 2020
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Web ArchiveNational Collaborative for Health Equity Founded in 2014, the National Collaborative for Health Equity was established to promote health equity through action, leadership, inclusion, and collaboration. The mission of the National Collaborative for Health Equity is to promote health equity by harnessing data, developing leaders, and catalyzing partnerships across the many different sectors that share responsibility for creating a more equitable and just society. The National Collaborative strives to...
- Date: 2020
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Web ArchiveThe Justice Collaborative The Justice Collaborative supplies legal, policy, communications, and networking support to visionary leaders and organizations working to end dehumanization and extreme vulnerability and build in their place a society with dignity and freedom for all of us, starting with those who are the most vulnerable. Website. electronic | Electronic (Form).
- Date: 2020
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Web ArchiveNational Pharmaceutical Association Founded in 1947 by Dr. Chauncey I. Cooper, NPhA promotes excellence and uniformity among minority health professionals in order to improve the quality of health care in minority communities. The Association is dedicated to representing the views and ideals of minority pharmacists on critical issues affecting health care and pharmacies. NPhA and many other pharmaceutical organizations issued a joint statement against racial injustice: "National...
- Date: 2020
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Web ArchiveCoalition of Communities of Color The Coalition of Communities of Color's mission is to address the socioeconomic disparities, institutional racism, and inequity of services experienced by families, children and communities; and to organize communities for collective action resulting in social change to obtain self-determination, wellness, justice and prosperity. Contains: "We Can't Breathe - An Open Letter to Community." Website. electronic | Electronic (Form).
- Date: 2020
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Web ArchiveCoalition of Anti-Racist Whites (CARW) The Coalition of Anti-Racist Whites (CARW) is a group of white people in the Seattle area working to undo institutional racism and white privilege through education and organizing in white communities and active support of anti-racist, people of color-led organizations. CARW supports the self-determination of people of color, honor their leadership, and are held accountable to people of color-led organizations. Website. electronic | Electronic...
- Date: 2020
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Web ArchiveWhite Coats For Black Lives Born out of the National White Coat Die-In demonstrations that took place on December 10, 2014, WhiteCoats4BlackLives (WC4BL) is a national medical student organization devoted to embodying the responsibility of the institution of medicine to counteract systemic and interpersonal racism and its effects on the practice of medicine and the health of our patients. WC4BL is first and foremost an organization devoted to advocacy...- Date: 2020
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Web ArchiveReclaim the Block Reclaim the Block is a community coalition representing activists, organizers, faith and community leaders united by the demand that Minneapolis divest from policing and invest in long-term alternatives that would decrease the scope of Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) and promote healthier, safer, more diverse communities. From website: "Reclaim the Block began in 2018 and organizes Minneapolis community and city council members to move money...
- Date: 2020
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Web ArchiveHouse Bill 1910; Regular Session 2019-2020 - PA General Assembly From the Pennsylvania Governor's website: "House Bill 1910, sponsored by Rep. Dan Williams, requires mental health evaluations with a focus on PTSD of law enforcement officers as a condition of continued employment. The evaluation may be upon request of a law enforcement officer or a police chief or within 30 days of an incident of the use of lethal force. The bill also requires...- Date: 2020
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Web ArchiveThe Okra Project The Okra Project is an American grassroots mutual aid collective based in New York City that provides support to Black trans, non-binary, and gender-nonconforming people. The Okra Project is a collective that seeks to address the global crisis faced by Black Trans people by bringing home cooked, healthy, and culturally specific meals and resources to Black Trans People. Website. electronic | Electronic (Form).
- Date: 2020
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Web ArchiveHouse Bill 1841; Regular Session 2019-2020 - PA General Assembly From the Governor of Pennsylvania's website: "House Bill 1841, sponsored by Rep. Harry Readshaw, requires a thorough background check for law enforcement applicants prior to being employed and requires a law enforcement agency to disclose employment information. The bill also establishes an electronic database housed and maintained by the Municipal Police Officers’ Training and Education Training Commission (MPOTEC) that contains separation records of law...- Date: 2020
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Web ArchiveBlack Visions Collective - Minnesota Black Visions Collective (BLVC) is a non-profit organization for black liberation based in Minnesota. BLVC is based in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area and is a coalition dedicated to divestment from the police, redistribution of public funds, and is focused on intersectionality, especially the intersection of transgender, gender non-conforming, and queer Black identities. Website. electronic | Electronic (Form).- Date: 2020
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Web ArchiveGovernor Cuomo Signs Policing Reform Legislation - New York From the Governor of New York's website, on June 15, 2020: "Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed policing reform legislation requiring state and local law enforcement officers to report within six hours when they discharge their weapon (S.2575-B/A.10608); requiring courts to compile and publish racial and other demographic data of all low-level offenses (S.1830-C/A.10609); and requiring police officers to provide medical and mental health attention...- Date: 2020
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Web ArchiveOffice of the Mayor - City of Seattle - Sixteen Mayors of Major American Cities Call on Trump Administration to Halt Plans and Remove Federal Forces from Cities From the Office of the Mayor of Seattle, WA, on July 22, 2020: "As federal forces remain in Portland and the President plans to announce expand[ed] federal actions in cities, sixteen mayors of major American cities have now joined Mayor Jenny A. Durkan’s calls on the Trump administration to immediately halt plans to send federal forces from major American cities and withdraw any forces...- Date: 2020
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Web ArchiveDecriminalize Seattle Decriminalize Seattle is a coalition that builds power in Seattle to invest in pro-community, pro-people initiatives and divest from policing and the criminal legal system. Discussion includes the following topics: Policing and Criminalization Drain Resources and puts Black Lives at Risk; Police Reforms Consistently Fail to Protect Black Lives; We Need to Divest from Police, Prisons, Courts, and Prosecution. Website. electronic | Electronic (Form).- Date: 2020
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Web ArchiveGovernor Newsom Announces New Policing and Criminal Justice Reforms - California From the Office of the Governor's website, on June 5, 2020: "After a week of engagement with civic leaders and law enforcement in the wake of the killing of George Floyd and demonstrations nationwide, Governor Newsom today announced his support for new policing and criminal justice reforms. Governor Newsom will work toward a statewide standard for policing peaceful protests and ending the carotid hold."...- Date: 2020
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Web ArchiveGov. Wolf of PA Signs First Two Law Enforcement Reform Bills From the Governor of Pennsylvania's website, on July 14, 2020 : "Governor Tom Wolf signed House bills 1841 and 1910, which both passed unanimously in the House and Senate. The bills are the first two pieces of legislation from the governor’s comprehensive police reform executive actions announced in early June in the wake of the death of George Floyd when in Minneapolis police custody...- Date: 2020
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Web ArchiveGovernor Whitmer Expands Law Enforcement Commission to Include Civil Rights Director, Community Leaders From the Governor of Michigan's website, on June 12, 2020, "Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed Executive Order 2020-121 to add four seats to The Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards (MCOLES). The Director of the Michigan Department of Civil Rights and three community members appointed by the governor will occupy these seats. The governor’s order will bring more community voices to the table as the...- Date: 2020