Human Rights

Without consistent access to relief or safer environments, incarcerated people are punished with deadly heat, increased biological threats, and flimsy emergency protocols. We explain new …

It started with his own family. Now, Elfatih Abdelnabi helps refugees all over the world reunite with theirs. Elfatih Abdelnabi never expected he would end up in Seattle. In fact, at…

Wealthy Black mothers and infants fare worse than the poorest white mothers and infants, research finds. When Serena Williams, the tennis star, first recounted how she struggled to get medical…

Imagine that your country is in turmoil and you may need to flee your home. You’ll have to leave parts of your family, your livelihood, your community, and your belongings.…

Defining the Climate Continuum in the Context of Cyclical Black Displacement  From the Trans-Atlantic human trafficking massacre to the impacts of the current climate crisis, a consistent thread in the…

Efforts toward inclusivity and accessibility could make climate solutions better for everyone as a result, advocates say.

A decade of learning about power building from the California Endowment’s “Building Healthy Communities” initiative…

After taking part in citizen science programs, Girl Scouts were motivated to tackle science or environment problems in their own communities.

Harsh prison conditions have been widely examined for their effects on the mental health of incarcerated people, but few studies have examined whether mental health status exposes individuals to harsh…

As Black students confront dire mental health threats, one school district is encouraging them to share their struggles and lend support to their peers.

Increasing the number of older people with both Medicaid and Medicare would mean fewer of them would be forced to skimp on the care and treatment they need.

Discussions of racism have shifted from treating it as a psychological problem regarding individual mindsets toward understanding it as a structural issue, where discrimination is born from social and legal…