Photo: A voter cast a ballot with the Louisiana flag in the background. Getty Images By Mel Wilson, NASW Senior Policy Advisor The Supreme Court (SCOTUS) on Oct. 15, 2025 will re-hear the case of Louisiana v. Callais . This case is possibly one of the most...
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Today is a day of exaltation for many but should also illuminate the need for intentional engagement and political participation, irrespective of race and in the interest of equity for all Alabamians.
As Bejamin Mays said, “Martin Luther King Jr.’s unfinished work on earth must truly be our own.”
By Mel Wilson, LCSW, MBA America, seemingly suddenly, finds itself in the middle of the most existentially threatening crisis of racism and intolerance since the events leading up to and including the Civil War. As was the case over 160 years ago, the present-day...
Anxiety disorders are among the most prevalent disorders for Black young adults (ages 18 to 29) in the United States. Additionally, some Black young adults who have had encounters, directly or indirectly, with police may experience “police contact anxiety” (PCA)...
The brutal death of Tyre Nichols is a stark reality that the promise of police reform in the wake of George Floyd’s death was at best a fleeting notion.
Here are some of the featured stories in the October – November 2022 issue of Social Work Advocates magazine.