This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. HOPE, Inc. (Home Ownership for Personal Empowerment) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to create stable, affordable housing options for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). This month…
As the war in Ukraine heads into its sixth month, with almost 50,000 people killed, both sides are digging in, says Tufts’ Chris Miller. Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24,…
Historically Black colleges and universities are today receiving enormous amounts of resources — from philanthropist Mackenzie Scott’s transformative multimillion-dollar donations to billions of federal dollars flowing to HBCUs through COVID-19 relief funding. Though these investments…
Foundations across the United States have increased funding for racial equity and social justice over the last few years, but more needs to be done to support the organizations at…
People of color and low-income communities in the U.S. are at greater risk for exposure to pesticides, a new study has found. While this is the case for many environmental pollutants,…
If police are called to a scene, there’s a pretty good chance somebody there is having a bad day. That scene might represent a singularly traumatic moment in the life…
Today, July 14, would have been Shafilea Ahmed’s 36th birthday. She isn’t here to celebrate it, however, because she was murdered by her parents 19 years ago in a so-called “honor…
Bodily autonomy, the ability for individuals to make choices about their bodies without fear, violence, or coercion, is not afforded to all people equally. Laws and economic and social barriers…
Our #AskHer series is an interview with our partners, community members, and supporters who work tirelessly for women and girls. This interview is with Alana Brown, Executive Director of The Safe…
The United Nations projects that some 18 million people will be displaced as a result of Russia’s war on Ukraine. As of this writing, an estimated 25 percent of the nation’s people…
On “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg,” Dani talks with Chefs Tonya and David Thomas of H3irloom Food Group, a multi-dimensional culinary organization spanning catering, events, products, educational platforms, and sustainability…
Lesbian bars in the United States are vanishingly rare. Events that commemorate them show the value queer spaces have in communities, research shows. Back in the 1980s and 1990s, there…