WBFO Racial Equity Project

Pew Research Center finds that most worshipers believe opposing racism is essential to their religious identity. Scott Sackett talks about faith and racism with members of the Good Samaritan Church of God in Christ.

Both cities have suffered racist massacres. WBFO went to Charleston to ask worshipers from Mother Emanuel AME and Circular Congregational Church.

In the months after the racist massacre at Mother Emanuel AME church in Charleston, S.C., a group of churches, two mosques and a synagogue were determined to offer more than thoughts and prayers. Instead, they joined together to tackle racism in the Charleston-area’s most prominent institutions: the police departments.

At FeedMore WNY, the food bank has found a way that helps bring food access to residents of Buffalo’s East side, and beyond.And it’s an idea that is likely to sprout up elsewhere too.

Job training, mental health, food insecurity and transportation items are included in an early description of the agreement, approved Monday by the state agency that will ultimately own the facility.

A leading statewide advocate is calling for reform after a recent New York State Inspector General report found Black and Hispanic individuals are more likely to face disciplinary action than others incarcerated in New York state. And he says inmate frustration at Attica Correctional Facility is at an all-time high.

$5million in state funding is being allocated to stabilize historic commercial use buildings on Buffalo’s east side that in danger of being torn down.

At a time when the education system in this country is being questioned from all sides, local educators are putting a spotlight on the importance of diversity of voices and stories we teach our children.

Some attendees openly wept as the city of Buffalo became the first in the nation to have a war memorial specifically to honor Black veterans.

A long awaited papal apology on Canadian soil took place on Monday in Alberta, as Pope Francis apologized to Canada’s indigenous people for the wrongs committed against them during the Residential School era.