This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Black Lives Matter protests and national uprisings this summer reinforce how anti-Blackness and structural racism are deeply rooted in the foundations of American institutions. Racist outcomes are often reproduced…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. At the start of the school year last August, I spent several days visiting a first-grade classroom in Austin, Texas, to see how the coronavirus pandemic was impacting teaching and learning…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Recent data shows that black, Latino, indigenous and immigrant communities are disproportionately affected by COVID-19, due in large part to the persistent legacy of structural racism – practices and policies…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. To some, like the white supremacist who murdered 6 Asian American women in the past 24 hours in Atlanta as a hate-crime, I am still not an American and may…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. State-level legalization of abortion produced a 30-40% decline in non-white maternal mortality, health records from the 1960s and 1970s indicate. The state-level changes had little impact on overall or white…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. While districts brace for a loss of academic learning and wider equity gaps in the fall, the global pandemic is emerging as an opportunity to build social-emotional skills. “We’re seeing…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For decades, Black, indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) in the United States have sought environmental justice as a civil right, but now, the grave disparities in environmental harms are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Great Start Readiness Program, Michigan’s free preschool program for low-income 4-year-olds, is nationally renowned for its high quality instruction. But it has some gaps. Classes run only four days a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A new study looks at United States unemployment rates during the COVID-19 pandemic to identify the effects of job loss trends on LGBTQ+ populations. LGBTQ+ individuals who are younger, Black…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For Native-led nonprofits, the integrity with which funders build relationships and invest resources directly affects their ability to make community impact. The weight of this power dynamic between funder and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For the first installment of our event series Justice & Culture: Exploring the Impact of Entertainment on Criminal Justice we are joined by Rashad Robinson, President of Color Of Change. In the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. How to decolonize your mind… your curriculum… your bookshelf. We’ve all seen these articles make their rounds. In the midst of this summer’s protests against racism and police brutality, one…