This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The 2020 Census tells us what we already knew: the country is diverse and continuing to diversify at a rapid rate — in urban, suburban, and rural areas. The data…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Between 2012 and 2020, migrant workers from Mexico were recruited by companies in Illinois to construct hog and poultry enclosures under the H-2A temporary agricultural program. They came to the…
The Fund for Safe Communities was established in 2018 to support tangible, specific, and meaningful actions to address and prevent violence. This fund supports organizations and efforts focused on addressing…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Black women have nearly a three-fold increased risk of triple negative breast cancers, according to a new study. These types of cancer have a poor prognosis. The analysis of nearly…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. At the beginning of the COVID-19 vaccination push nine months ago, many experts worried—with justification—that people of color would be left behind. Sadly, it is a well-established fact that people…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Citing food inequity among the borough’s minority population, a local nonprofit has opened an urban farm in Brownsville to provide healthy food to the local community, which suffers from high…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Over half a million COVID-19 cases this summer were directly linked to mass incarceration, a new report from the Prison Policy Initiative and Professor Gregory Hooks shows. The study provides the first…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Part one in a multi-part series. Read parts two, three, and four. With nearly a quarter of its population at or below the poverty line, Philadelphia is the poorest large city in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. About Chad and Tenah Dyer Issue area: Just Transition to a more sustainable world Geographic focus: San Francisco Bay Area, California Giving vehicle: Donor-advised Fund, Impact Investing, Asset Transfer, Board…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Students in Texas public schools are facing another year upturned by COVID-19 as the highly contagious delta variant spreads, mask mandates are inconsistent and children under 12 cannot yet be…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In elementary school, I always knew I was the next on the classroom roster when the teacher paused, chuckled, and said, “I’m not even going to try to pronounce this…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As she travels around Georgia to promote fair redistricting, Djemanesh Aneteneh has heard many tales of how partisan lawmakers create voting maps designed to take away the political voice of…