As the Black Lives Matter movement moves forth, individuals have demanded police departments around the United States be defunded. This may sound like a far-fetched idea and Genesis wants to start a conversation around the topic. Defunding the police moves away from policing of citizens, especially Black and Black Indigenous Persons of Color (BIPOC), towards community reinvestment. The United States police system is an inherently racist and corrupt system. In the 1860s, the l

If you read last week’s blog, you may have sensed the call to action youth leaders have taken to advocate for Black lives and their safety within social and institutional spaces. Some youth leaders have taken to the streets to protest and others have organized and led some protests. While this revolution continues, Genesis recognizes that everyone may be in different spaces in their advocacy and learning and may not be able to attend protests for fear of contracting COVID-19

As the Black community and its allies collectively heal, come together, and take action, it is important to have conversations regarding police brutality and its prevalence upon the Black community. Police brutality is the abuse of power that comes in the forms of blunt physical, emotional, and mental abuses inflicted unnecessarily upon citizens and individuals. Because of racial profiling and unconscious biases, Black individuals are disproportionately the greatest targets o

As the Black community and its allies collectively heal, come together, and take action, it is important to have conversations regarding police brutality and its prevalence upon the Black community. Police brutality is the abuse of power that comes in the forms of blunt physical, emotional, and mental abuses inflicted unnecessarily upon citizens and individuals. Because of racial profiling and unconscious biases, Black individuals are disproportionately the greatest targets o