This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Joseph Neff and Beth Schwartzapfel, at The Marshall Project, summarize a recent criminal justice act in North Carolina that reverses death sentences based in racial bias. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • At CityLab, Kendra Hurley describes how COVID-19 has provided parents of color with a much-needed respite from excessive, unwanted child welfare scrutiny. • How does child…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The National Partnership for Women & Families details why we need new, comprehensive paid leave policy to help bridge massive gaps in racial equity. • Where…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Simone Weichselbaum and Nicole Lewis call for a concrete redistribution plan for defunding the police, citing its previous failures to end racist violence. • What can you…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Destiny Thomas expresses how quickly sprung, pandemic-induced street designs harm Black members of their communities who had no voice in their development. • How can we…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • An article at Brookings calls upon world leaders to emphasize strengthening our COVID-19 response in nations in need of immediate emergency action. • How does strengthening…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Sarah Holder reports how Minneapolis councilmembers took a remarkable step in pledging to disband its police department and how other cities are heeding demands to reduce police…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Stephen Menendian at Othering & Belonging Institute argues that without a broader, more transformative policy agenda regarding racism and police reform, similar protests and uprisings that are happening…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The authors at RAND Corporation discuss how tenuous a time it is to be a working mother, not only financially but also mentally. • How can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Carlos Avenancio and Troup Howard expose how the United States’ property tax system creates disproportionately high rates for minority homeowners. • What can we do to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When Hurricane Harvey devastated parts of Houston in 2017, like many in America, Muslim families came together to donate to the Houston Food Bank and the American Red Cross. In…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Alyasah Ali Sewell and Rashawn Ray, at Brookings, expose the devastating health effects on Black communities that stem directly and collaterally from police violence. • What will…