This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The most common refrain in the U.S. today is that we are more divided than we’ve been in generations — not only along partisan lines, but also across racial, religious,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. During his confirmation hearing in February, Attorney General nominee Merrick Garland pledged that his first order of business would be to “supervise the prosecution of white supremacists and others who…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It’s not theoretical anymore: we’re in a climate crisis. And though some of the world’s finest minds are working hard on strategies to stave off the worst effects of the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Gibrielys Delgado was overwhelmed and needed help. The sophomore at Cleveland’s Max Hayes High School grew up in Puerto Rico in a Spanish-speaking family and moved to Cleveland only a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. There’s a lovely expression that many of us in the Black community use when we want to repair strained relationships with each other; it’s an expression that always moves me…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. To ensure that a post-pandemic recovery does not leave low-income and Black and Latinx communities even further behind, the Chicago Community Trust recently launched Together We Rise: For an Equitable and Just Recovery.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Gender bias remains omnipresent in society and still deeply impacts many facets of women’s lives, whether it’s mental health, employment, or obtaining equal pay. In the U.S., women earn just 82 cents for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. One in every 645 Black people in the United States can expect to die from COVID-19, per data from February 2021. Blacks are 2.1 times more likely than whites to die…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Over the past 12 years working in nonprofit and private sector international aid, spending quite a bit of time embedded in benefiting communities, my teams and I have developed a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The data is clear: lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people are overrepresented at every stage of criminal justice system, starting with juvenile justice system involvement. They are arrested,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When the US education system was created more than 150 years ago, fewer career paths required college degrees, the student population was far less diverse, and antiquated and destructive ideas…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Philanthropy has reached a transitional moment. In the wake of 2020’s disruptions, the sector has an opportunity to reflect on and refine its role and to help drive transformational change.…