Archive:REEP

• Our Statement on Police Brutality, Recent Unrest, and Racial Justice

  The killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer is yet another tragic chapter in the long, sad history of lethal violence meted out to African Americans. This act of police brutality, a contemporary manifestation of the historically unfair and racist treatment of Black people by law enforcement and the criminal justice system, has sent people to the streets once more in protest, demanding to right this systemic wrong.

  Categories: In the News, Race and Economic Empowerment Project Tags: George Floyd, Police Brutality, Racial and Economic Empowerment Project, Racial Justice, REEP

• Disparities, Workers, and Community Responses to COVID 19: A Public Forum (Video)

  On April 29, 2020, KI hosted a virtual discussion on the role of inequality in the COVID 19 pandemic that featured local perspectives on workers and community responses. Longstanding inequalities – i

  Categories: Events, Our Staff, Race and Economic Empowerment Project, Race and Economic Empowerment Project Tags: Christopher King, James Benton, Joseph McCartin, Race and Economic Empowerment Project, REEP, Samantha Davis, UNITE HERE, Zillah Wesley