IMPACT Weekly - Coronavirus Numbers and A Talk With Dreamer Norma Ramirez

We’re starting our weekly show today with an update on the coronavirus, and a look at other issues in the news.

And there’s a lot going on.

Monuments are coming down all over the country. And a lot of white people - and some Black and Brown people - are learning for the first time about how racist policies are interwoven into our societies. The most interesting story for me in the last couple of weeks is an LA Times article on how Southern California freeways were built to obliterate well off Black populations.

Here are some other antiracist websites:

Teaching Anti-Racism

Robin DiAngelo on White Fragility

Berkeley's The Greater Good

Schools have also been in the news in the last couple of weeks. CCSD and Washoe County Schools have come out with plans to have students in buildings half time, and learning at home half time. This seems to be the model for most large cities around the country. CCSD is holding a special board meeting July 6 to discuss the plan.