This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Race and disability are inextricably linked. In the United States, 61 million adults, or 26 percent of the adult population, have a disability. Black, Indigenous, and People of Color have…
It’s been two years since Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd during a police stop by keeping his knee on Floyd’s neck. What has changed since? Chauvin’s actions, that continued despite…
The technology industry is one of the primary engines of growth globally and the source of many of the highest-paying jobs offering the best opportunities for upward mobility. But people…
With the Senate seeking to finalize a proposed bipartisan $1 trillion infrastructure bill before leaving on August recess, one large question still looms: how to pay for it. One idea…
Racial equity fatigue is the fatigue of those who feel that progress toward racial equity is frustratingly slow or even stalled, and of those who are disgusted by the political…
In 1865, The US government decided that newly freed African Americans should have a plot of land to call their own, and promised emancipated slaves “40 acres and a mule” to build…
In the midst of traumatic events, such as a neighborhood shooting, positive classroom behavior management interventions may not work as well for all kids, a new study shows. In general,…
American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) peoples have long faced barriers to asset building. More than half of AI/AN populations are un- or underbanked, financial services often don’t operate on…
Exploiting the arrangement of railroad tracks in northern cities, we explore the extent to which segregation impacts homicide victimization by race. Our results reveal a robust positive relationship between segregation…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Many communities across America are finding it difficult to locate available apartments for homeless services clients participating in the Emergency Housing Voucher (EHV) program, a temporary federal measure created in…
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many people have purchased small devices called pulse oximeters for use in their home – based on well-intentioned recommendations from health care providers and the media.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Rather than indiscriminately shooting, the 18-year-old suspect targeted a supermarket in a predominantly Black neighborhood. He allegedly wrote a white supremacist manifesto online, traveled about 200 miles to the store, and livestreamed…