Human Rights

For October’s #AskHer webinar, we talked to Dr. Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw, Co-founder and Executive Director of the African American Policy Forum. She is popularly known for her development of “intersectionality,” “Critical Race…

The transition of these months has also been one of tributes, as Black History Month transitioned to Women’s History Month. 2021 brought these months together in a way I personally…

Though many Americans believe that parasitic infections exist in poorer countries, research shows that the problem exists in the US and has a higher impact in communities of color.

After half a century, Americans’ constitutional right to get an abortion has been overturned by the Supreme Court. The ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization – handed down…

A first-of-its-kind report from the Department of Labor studying women in their early 40s calculated how much they lose as a result of their caregiving responsibilities for children and parents. The impact is especially high for Latinas.

This report presents domestic abuse prevention and outreach strategies that can be used to improve U.S.Department of Defense programs….

Stout & Carpenter: Schools need a new strategy to bolster access for learners of color who no longer see higher education as a viable pathway…

Across the mid-Atlantic region, members of the nonprofit CASA are celebrating hard-fought victories, from the recent rent stabilization in Prince George’s County in Maryland to the closure of Berks County…

In many big urban districts, the share of white students in popular dual language programs is rising while the share of English learners is shrinking…

A study of US history textbooks found 87% of key topics in Latino history were either not covered or were mentioned in 5 or fewer sentences.