This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This Q&A is part of a series highlighting the work of Black education leaders in partnership with the 1954 Project. The various benefits of having Black educators teach Black students…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Serena Williams knew her body well enough to listen when it told her something was wrong. Winner of 23 Grand Slam singles titles, she’d been playing tennis since age 3—as…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When Clint Myrick graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 2010, he left with two consequential pieces of paper: a diploma for a bachelor’s degree in music education — and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Across the United States, people are fighting for equity and justice within their workplaces. This year, Glassdoor even named diversity and inclusion a top workplace trend. As more companies publicly denounce racism,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. I can’t stop thinking about the news regarding the remains of 215 Native children found at the site of a residential school in Kamloops Canada. It is deeply sad and horrifying. I…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “They would just start beating you and lose control and hurl you against the wall, throw you on the floor, kick you, punch you.” That is how Geraldine Bob, a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. On May 19, 107-year-old Viola Fletcher visited Washington, D.C. to testify before Congress in its hearing for the centennial of Tulsa, Okla. race massacre. “I’m here seeking justice and I’m asking…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. We are in the midst of a great realignment in policymaking. After an era-defining pandemic, which itself served as backdrop to a generations-in-the-making reckoning on racial injustice, the era of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In cities across the United States, racism exists in built form. There’s a long history of intentionally racist policies such as race-restricted covenants preventing minority groups from moving to certain areas, and redlining that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Many organizations endeavored to institute structural changes to racial equity efforts following the morbid booster shot effect of George Floyd’s murder on stagnant national conversations about race. Countless companies released…
In a time of mourning and anger over the ongoing violence inflicted on Black communities by police in the US and the lack of accountability from national leadership, what is…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For almost 30 years, I’ve been part of a sector-wide conversation about the lack of diversity on nonprofit boards and the need to do better. In retrospect, I realize that…