This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. COVID-19 stay-at-home orders surely saved many lives, but a growing number of studies document that lockdowns led to more reports of domestic violence. Even as 911 calls for police help…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As policymakers, principals, and parents wrestle with the reopening of schools, many are struggling with what feel like competing priorities. How do we address the gaps in academic learning that…
The National Black Bank Fund and Foundation (NBBF) are leading in the racial justice movement through economic justice. With relationships at the center, Ashley Bell, Civil Society Fellowship (A Partnership…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In 2017, only 3 percent of the tech industry’s philanthropic dollars went toward college-level computer science programs, while 66 percent went to programs in K-12 schools. This allocation is broken. It assumes…
Freeman Hrabowski III, is a college president who has long fought for civil rights and racial justice. When he was 12 years old, he marched with Martin Luther King Jr.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Documentary filmmaker Shannon Kring first heard about the protests at Standing Rock while she was living and working in Honduras. Her parents, back in Wisconsin, sent her a link to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When Nevada’s school buildings closed in March 2020, the state’s 17 districts had varying abilities to support distance learning. A couple were well on their way, with quality instructional materials,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Introverts or extroverts, we all need to wrestle with this phenomenon that I am going to call Retroactive Allyship Theater (RAT). This is a type of performative allyship when someone waits until a critical…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When funders gathered in 2015 to talk about ways to promote a fair and accurate 2020 census, none of us could have imagined perhaps the most fraught decennial census cycle…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Carbon Sink Demonstration Farm located in San Diego County is working to model how small farmers can implement and benefit from carbon farming practices. The 87-acre Carbon Sink Farm was…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In an attempt to respond to a volcanic eruption of discourse around systemic racism and police brutality, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce masqueraded in a modern version of blackface. Roughly…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It’s no secret that trade policies in the United States have been captured by wealthy, corporate interests that prioritize growing their power and profits at the expense of working people. For generations,…