WBFO Racial Equity Beat

The Buffalo Common Council unanimously adopted the Proactive Rental Inspections Law in 2020 but the plaintiffs say the law has not been used as designed, jeopardizing the safety of many renters.

Juneteenth celebrations continue in parts of Erie and Niagara Counties as the month of June comes to a close.

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand was in the City of Niagara Falls Wednesday discussing her bill that would send government funding to religious and community-based organizations to help close the racial gap in health care access.

If successful, the lawsuit would force New York State to replace the Kensington Expressway with the original Humboldt Parkway and remove portions of the Scajaquada Expressway from Delaware Park.

The lawsuit alleges that the Buffalo Police Department “has unlawfully targeted Black and Latino motorists for aggressive, punitive traffic enforcement."

Buffalo Public School students met with anti-violence advocates to talk about ways to deter gun violence in their communities.

A WBFO analysis of stop receipts shows there are racial disparities in traffic stops in Buffalo, with Black people being disproportionately pulled over by the Buffalo Police Department.

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.