This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Policing and police violence are at the forefront of public conversation. Some in the tech industry think they can help transform policing with apps, but the results have so far…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. During the pandemic, the employment gap between Black and Hispanic Americans and white Americans reached record highs. They were the first fired and the last hired. At the same time, while the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. An impossible standard is at the root of gender inequalities in the workplace, according to two new studies on inflexibility and discrimination against mothers. Put simply: Working mothers are often…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When we support the people leading the fight, we make the fight that much easier. Black Trans Lives Thrive is a giving circle devoted to organizations led by and for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Research suggests students have experienced more unfinished learning over the last year than ever before. With the COVID-19 pandemic waning, school systems are facing a critical choice about how to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Today, more than half of the world’s children are growing up in cities. By 2030, up to 60 percent of the world’s urban population will be under 18-years old. Yet,…
The census comes around every ten years, but ensuring communities are represented equitably happens every day in between. Lifting the voices of underrepresented communities, bringing together diverse groups, building capacity,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Around the world, indigenous and rural communities are among those least responsible for climate change, yet they are often the first to suffer from its impacts. Communities in rural areas…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. I have spent the last few weeks and months feeling overwhelmed, angry, and — in moments -astounded by what is happening in our world. It has been frightening to learn…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In January 2020, the world entered a new decade with what environmentalists had already dubbed the “super year for nature.” Halting climate change and reversing biodiversity loss are complex problems…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. On July 4, The Philadelphia Inquirer launched A More Perfect Union, a yearlong reporting project examining how institutions founded in Philadelphia have contributed to systemic racism and prospective solutions ahead. A…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Though about 12 million students in this country still lack any internet access at all—a problem cast into relief during the pandemic—there is good news: That number is steadily shrinking.…