Human Rights

Giving Compass’ Take: • The Building Capacity to Use Research Evidence (BCURE) program funded by the UK’s DFID aimed to identify capacity-building strategies to help low- and middle-income countries to create…

“Choice” in mainstream, predominately white-led reproductive rights discourse typically refers to the individual right to make one specific choice: whether (or not) to have an abortion. A reproductive justice lens looks at…

One year after the onset of the coronavirus recession, the U.S. labor market is still a long way from its February 2020 employment levels, but saw important job gains last…

Racial injustice can manifest in many different ways, but hair discrimination against Black Americans is often overlooked. In 42 states across the US, the law doesn’t protect citizens from discrimination for how they…

Let’s kick-off Women’s History Month together. Join us for an engaging virtual book talk with Danielle Kristine Toussaint, author of the new book, Dare to Think Purple—A Survival Guide from…

In recent months, many foundations and corporations have committed to advancing racial equity, which included supporting organizations led by or serving people of color. The new administration has also signaled…

During a panel organized by The James Beard Foundation and First Nations Development Institute, “Women’s History Month: Honoring Indigenous Women in America’s Food System,” Indigenous women activists discuss the role…

Schools that serve free breakfast and lunch to all kids spend up to 67 cents less per meal than schools that don’t, according to a new analysis of USDA data.…

A phone call is the only way that most of the 2.2 million incarcerated people across the United States can contact family and friends during the COVID-19 pandemic, as thousands of…

More now than ever before, there is a critical need to invest in high-quality early childhood and kindergarten programs that set students up for long-term success. Kindergarten is an instrumental…

Giving Compass’ Take: • Human Rights Campaign Foundation and PSB Insights unpack the results of a survey showing LGBTQ perspectives on the COVID-19 vaccines the economic impacts of the pandemic.  •…

Each year, millions of people from countries around the world come to the United States, ranging from tourists visiting for a couple weeks to workers coming for a job to…