This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Each state sets a statutory definition of which thefts are felonies (punishable by longer sentences in prison) and which are misdemeanors (punishable by shorter sentences in jail). But in many…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Historian Nicholas Creary began researching lynchings in Maryland about five years ago with his undergraduate students at Bowie State University. They ultimately found at least 40 cases in which Black…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Telehealth smoking cessation treatment programs can reduce tobacco-related disparities among incarcerated smokers, according to a new study. The study in the Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare finds that video conferencing with tobacco…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The U.N. Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) will take place in New York on September 23. But more than 300 civil society organizations and Indigenous groups are boycotting the event due to concerns over exclusion…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Sadadra Davis spends hundreds of dollars every month to talk to her fiancé, Johnion Davis, on the phone. They’re inseparable, she says, even though he has spent the last few…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. How have female leaders in higher education shaped the state of the field today, and what broader lessons can be learned from them? Recently, Carmen Twillie Ambar, president of Oberlin…
Giving Compass’ Take: • RAND Corporation reports that emerging technologies present a wealth of possibilities – and new challenges – for the criminal justice system. • How can policy be…
Giving Compass’ Take: • German Institute for International and Security Affairs identifies funding challenges and shortfalls in the global effort to protect refugees. • This paper is written from a perspective…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Bayview-Hunters Point, a low-lying, four-square-mile pitch of southeast San Francisco, has seen its fair share of transition, and even drama. Massive real estate projects on the sites of the decommissioned…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Even the largest place-based funders have comparatively limited resources to support community priorities. In recent years, many of the place-based funders from 12 regions across the country who gathered in a learning…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Funders’ identities inevitably shape how they show up within organizations and communities. Many people of color have spent their philanthropic careers trying to navigate the white centers of power that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As two entrepreneurs of color, we are all too familiar with the pattern of underinvestment for communities of color in the venture capital-funded climate technology sector. Against all odds, we…