In 2019, a group of eager tribal members approached the Waccamaw Siouan leaders, proposing the start of a STEM education initiative in the tribal community called STEM Studio. The most recent…
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Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego faced many challenges when deciding whether to run for office, including her gender. Prior to being elected in 2019, the now first-term mayor had just given birth and…
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Click here for more.Research cannot be excluded from conversations about systemic racism. And if we are to dismantle persistent racist structures, our work as a research organization begins with us. Since the Urban…
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Click here for more.How should we measure journalism’s impact? It’s a complicated question without an easy answer. News organizations and funders have grappled with measuring media impact in the U.S. for well over…
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Emily Sutton loves the Haw River, with its boulders and whitewater, perfect for rafting. The river’s 110 miles flow through rural North Carolina, touching six counties in the state. But…
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The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated housing insecurity for millions of low- and moderate-income renters. The most recent Census Bureau survey estimates that roughly 7 million renters have fallen behind on rent, with…
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Click here for more.Authors of history textbooks writing about the failed insurrection of Jan. 6, 2021 must not ignore the event’s white supremacist underpinnings. The influence of white supremacy on American history has…
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Click here for more.PACE: We are hearing that mitigation of immediate threats of political violence related to the inauguration is in the hands of law enforcement and intelligence officials right now. Are there…
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Click here for more.The Black homeownership rate has fallen since the Great Recession, and the Black-white homeownership gap has widened to levels greater than they were in 1968, when housing segregation was still legal. Although…
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Prosecutors, prison officials, and the journalists who cover them have a habit of suggesting that incarcerated people commonly live lavishly off of enormous trust account balances, the source of which…
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Click here for more.The disgraceful, failed insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6 made clear the consequences of our country’s history of white privilege: a threat to democracy itself. We must hold…
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What is National Voter Registration Day? National Voter Registration Day (NVRD) is a nonpartisan holiday that’s recognized annually on the fourth Tuesday of September to observe our collective efforts to address…