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Racism declared a public health crisis

Staff report summarizing the Anti-Racism in Public Health Act of 2023, to establish a National Center on Antiracism and Health within CDC to collect and analyze data on health impacts of structural racism and effectiveness of intervention strategies, and to require CDC National Center for Injury Prevention and Control to establish a law enforcement violence prevention program.

To address systemic racism through the arts and humanities in the United States.

Continuation of hearings before the Subcom on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties to examine concerns about threats posed by violent white supremacists and extremists, focusing on rising formations of extremist militia groups.

Hearing to examine rates of maternal morality and morbidity among Black Americans, and to review need for Federal reforms and investments to improve maternal health care services.

Hearing before the Subcom on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security to examine problem of hate crimes and recent rise of white nationalism in U.S.

Executive Order by President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. on January 20, 2021

February 16, 2023. To strengthen the federal government’s equity mandate, on February 16, 2023, President Biden signed a second Executive Order on equity that directs the federal government to continue the work to make the promise of America real for every American, including rural communities, communities of color, Tribal communities, LGBTQI+ individuals, people with disabilities, women and girls, and communities impacted by persistent poverty.

Released on March 21, 2021, this statement addresses what the current administration is doing to address systemic racism.

July 25, 2023. The new national monument will help tell the story of the events surrounding Emmett Till’s murder, their significance in the civil rights movement and American history, and the broader story of Black oppression, survival, and bravery in America.

Action plans and progress of various executive agencies

Other Federal offices enforce nondiscrimination laws as they apply to other types of institutions, programs, and services.

Since the 1970s, GAO has provided Congress with analysis of racial inequalities in several areas. This is a broad look at the challenges minorities continue to face in the nation.

The Civil Rights Division enforces federal laws that protect you from discrimination based on your race, color, national origin, disability status, sex, religion, familial status, or loss of other constitutional rights.

The Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL) supports the Department's mission to secure the nation while preserving individual liberty, fairness, and equality under the law.

In an effort to identify and implement new strategies that will strengthen its enforcement of Title VII and advance the statutory right to a workplace free of race and color discrimination, EEOC is instituting the E-RACE Initiative.

In 1955, 14-year-old Emmett Till traveled to Money, Mississippi, to visit relatives. He was kidnapped, tortured, and murdered after reportedly whistling at a white woman. His mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, insisted on an open-casket funeral near their hometown of Chicago. Her brave decision let the world see the racist violence inflicted upon her son and set the Civil Rights Movement into motion