Racial Discrimination
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Can Slavery Reparations Happen Under the Biden Administration?
Tags Share In an effort to correct the ongoing and state-sanctioned harms of slavery, support for H.R. 40—a bill that would create a slavery reparations commission—has been mounting in both the House and Senate. The overarching thought is that if there is ever an apology for slavery, it will be followed by a form of
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Racism in the 21st century
Tags Share Bill Russell was an NBA champion and civil rights icon. He paved the way for NBA players to take a stand against racial injustice. This lesson teaches students:
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Colin Kaepernick Delivers Poignant Speech After Accepting Humanitarian Award
Tags Share Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights is scheduled to host its 52nd annual Ripple of Hope Award ceremony on Thursday, recognizing five humanitarians who’ve fought for the pursuit of racial and economic equality, social justice, and civil rights. It’s one of the few times you’ll be able to hear Colin Kaepernick speak publicly, as
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Colin Kaepernick’s 2020 Ripple of Hope Remarks
Tags Share I want to express my thanks to Ms. Ethel Kennedy and Ms. Kerry Kennedy for their kind introductions, to the Ripple of Hope gala committee whose hard work has made tonight possible, and to everyone at Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights. I’m humbled to be among so many luminaries whose quiet and often
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Kerry Kennedy to Testify on Structural Racism and Police Violence
Kerry Kennedy will be speaking before the IACHR on the need for police accountability and reparations. Register to join us on Oct. 7.
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Kerry Kennedy to Testify on Structural Racism and Police Violence
Kerry Kennedy will be speaking before the IACHR on the need for police accountability and reparations. Register to join us on Oct. 7.
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The Struggle Against Statelessness Continues
We urge the new Dominican government to restore the citizenship of denationalized Dominicans.
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Access and Opportunity
Tags Share Social and economic devastation arising from the worst global public health crisis in a century coupled with outrage over prevalent systemic racism across America has led to increasing pressure across societal sectors to do better to embrace and reflect the diversity purportedly at the heart of American values. The political world saw this
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Dying of Whiteness: How the Politics of Racial Resentment Is Killing America’s Heartland
Tags Share Speakers: Jonathan Metzl received the 2020 RFK Book Award for Dying of Whiteness: How the Politics of Racial Resentment Is Killing America’s Heartland. With the rise of the Tea Party and the election of Donald Trump, many middle- and lower-income white Americans threw their support behind conservative politicians who pledged to make life
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In Today’s Racial Protests, We Hear Echoes of 1968
Tags Share 5 steps the business community can take to better the lives of Black Americans We were just children in 1968 when the deaths of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Bobby Kennedy shattered our world. It was then that the drumbeat, the commitment to equality and social justice, became firmly etched in our heads
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Statement by Kerry Kennedy on the Death of John Lewis
“John Lewis was the conscience of Congress, a civil rights icon, someone who reminded again and again and again what it means to be both compassionate and just.”
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A Final Freedom Ride with John Lewis
Following the death of John Lewis, Kerry Kennedy reflects on his incredible racial justice work and how it impacted her father’s commitment to civil rights.
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