This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. On July 31st Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced that eighteen counties in Texas are taking part in the 287(g) program. The program allows police departments to enter into agreements…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Here & Now’s Robin Young speaks with writer and teacher Clint Smith about drawing inspiration from Baldwin’s speech to educators delivered in 1963. I think I fell victim to the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Among the most lasting and indelible images of the civil rights movement were the nine black teenagers who had to be escorted by federal troops past an angry white mob…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A new Nielsen report is confirming just how much financial power black women have when it comes to setting trends in mainstream consumerism. The “African-American Women: Our Science, Her Magic”…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Combatting Mass Incarceration Agnes “Aggie” Gund is known around the world for her philanthropy and her art collection. In June, the president emerita of the Museum of Modern Art stunned…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. More than 150 corporate leaders signed the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion, committing to advance diversity and inclusion at their organizations. Such efforts are noteworthy because it takes moral…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Front-crawling through the water during her swim lesson at Roberto Clemente State Park in the Bronx one recent Tuesday morning, Kiara García, now 8, hardly seemed to think she was…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. President Trump has spoken about the plight of Christians in the Middle East, but he has done little to effect change. Far lower percentages of Christians and Yazidis are returning…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Some needed just a minor boost — like enough cash to pay a utility bill or make next month’s car payment…Others confronted life-threatening crises, such as escaping domestic violence, finding…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. How can we engage on reducing gun violence? Groundbreaking research by Benenson Strategy Group (BSG) and Lester and Associates lays out a series of proposed policy solutions for gun violence…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This decision, which follows administrative actions on immigration issued earlier this year, reinforces our grave concerns about threats to the well-being of the millions of children who live in immigrant families,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O’Malley today announced that the District Attorney’s Office, leading a partnership of county agencies, community partners and non-government resource providers, has launched the Alameda County Justice…