Alliance for racial justice to launch Black Voices magazine Nov. 5

Because Black voices are conspicuously missing from high positions in areas of life that affect everyone, the Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice is launching “Black Voices” magazine.

“Black Voices” will speak to the need of listening to these voices as equal partners in order to build a more just and equitable democracy.

“Black Voices” will focus on relevant issues about racial and social justice from the points of view of community members, the church, young people, legislators, businesses, educators and allies through stories and articles that they write. This news magazine aims to be educational and informative about a wide range of issues and to a wide audience of readers.

The focus of this first issue is on reimagining policing. In light of the killing of George Floyd and other Black men and women, much conversation has focused on police reform. Jim Nolan, professor at the University of West Virginia, suggests that the guiding question needs to be changed. Rather than “What works in policing?” the question should be “What makes communities safe, strong and healthy?” Nolan and his team of Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice members discuss the need for and the potential outcomes of reframing the the way people think about policing.

Also weighing in on policing are a 16-year-old student, a poet, a person who had difficult encounters with police and members of the clergy. The inaugural edition includes other articles of interest as well as some interesting tidbits. Readers are encouraged to look for the tagline “Did you know?”

“Black Voices” is the only current Black news magazine in Delaware.

To learn more, go to blackvoicesde.org or email blackvoicessdarj@gmail.com.