Tag: race

    Minneapolis Police Consent Decree Has Uncertain Future Under Trump

    Minneapolis, the city where a police officer murdered George Floyd in 2020, has agreed ...

    For Black and Brown Communities, the Overdose Crisis Is Still Escalating

    This International Overdose Awareness Day, VOCAL-US state chapters—VOCAL-NY, VOCAL-TX and VOCAL-KY—are taking direct action ...

    Family Demands Justice for D’Vontaye Mitchell, Killed in Milwaukee

    D’Vontaye Mitchell, a 43-year-old Black man, died after being pinned to the ground by hotel ...

    Drug Czar Overstates Cannabis Rescheduling Impact on Criminalization and Race

    The White House drug czar says the Biden administration’s move to reschedule marijuana will ...

    The Menthols Ban: Delayed, Divisive and Far From Dead

    The planned national ban on menthol cigarettes in the United States was postponed indefinitely ...

    Over 321,000 Children Lost Parents to Overdose in a Decade

    A new study from the National Institutes of Health quantifies the vast number of ...

    NY Cases Underline Harms of Drug Testing During Pregnancy

    Jane* didn’t think much about the Sam’s Club salad she’d eaten days before she ...

    South Africa Poised to Break From Apartheid-Era Cannabis Prohibition

    South Africa has taken a big step toward decriminalization, or limited legalization, of cannabis. ...