racism

Fireworks burst over Juneau on July 4, 2022. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire File)

Opinion: Juneau’s July 4 celebrates what is good about America

Growing up in Juneau, and later when raising our own children, our family attended countless Fourth of July parades, patriotic celebrations, and picnics. The holiday… Continue reading

 

This screen capture from surveillance footage released by the Anchorage Police Department shows a masked man vandalizing the Alaska Jewish Museum in Anchorage in May. (Courtesy photo / APD)

Museums statewide condemn antisemitic vandalism

Two incidents, one in May, one in September, have marred the museum this year.

 

Police investigate racist graffiti near middle school

Police investigate racist graffiti near middle school

The messages within the graffiti are considered a hate crime, according to police.

 

Hundreds gathered at Marine Park in downtown Juneau on June 7, 2020, for a rally and march calling for an end to police violence and systemic racism in America. Protesters issued a number of demands at the rally, and the City and Borough of Juneau has been trying to address some of those issues.(Peter Segall / Juneau Empire File)

Racism review committee takes next step

Uncharted territory

Hundreds gathered at Marine Park in downtown Juneau on June 7, 2020, for a rally and march calling for an end to police violence and systemic racism in America. Protesters issued a number of demands at the rally, and the City and Borough of Juneau has been trying to address some of those issues.(Peter Segall / Juneau Empire File)
Sherry Patterson, president of the Black Awareness Association, Juneau, speaks during a Martin Luther King Jr. Day community celebration held at St. Paul’s Catholic Church on Jan. 20, 2020. Patterson is one of many who raised their voice following the death of George Floyd in police custody. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)

‘Scars don’t heal if the scabs keep getting picked’: Nation’s hurt is felt at home, say black and indigenous leaders

Black and Alaska Native voices speak in concert against systemic racism.

Sherry Patterson, president of the Black Awareness Association, Juneau, speaks during a Martin Luther King Jr. Day community celebration held at St. Paul’s Catholic Church on Jan. 20, 2020. Patterson is one of many who raised their voice following the death of George Floyd in police custody. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)
Angela Gonzalez, Indigenous Communications Manager for First Alaskans Institute, left, Andrea Sanders, director of its Native Policy Center, center, and Liz Medicine Crow, President/CEO of First Alaskans, speak at the Native Issues Forum at Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall on Thursday. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Native Issues Forum addresses racism in Alaska

In 2017, Chris Apassingok of Gambell made a remarkable strike on a whale, helping bring home thousands of pounds of meat in the annual subsistence… Continue reading

Angela Gonzalez, Indigenous Communications Manager for First Alaskans Institute, left, Andrea Sanders, director of its Native Policy Center, center, and Liz Medicine Crow, President/CEO of First Alaskans, speak at the Native Issues Forum at Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall on Thursday. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)