This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. During his confirmation hearing in February, Attorney General nominee Merrick Garland pledged that his first order of business would be to “supervise the prosecution of white supremacists and others who…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Gibrielys Delgado was overwhelmed and needed help. The sophomore at Cleveland’s Max Hayes High School grew up in Puerto Rico in a Spanish-speaking family and moved to Cleveland only a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. There’s a lovely expression that many of us in the Black community use when we want to repair strained relationships with each other; it’s an expression that always moves me…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. To ensure that a post-pandemic recovery does not leave low-income and Black and Latinx communities even further behind, the Chicago Community Trust recently launched Together We Rise: For an Equitable and Just Recovery.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. One in every 645 Black people in the United States can expect to die from COVID-19, per data from February 2021. Blacks are 2.1 times more likely than whites to die…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When the US education system was created more than 150 years ago, fewer career paths required college degrees, the student population was far less diverse, and antiquated and destructive ideas…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Philanthropy has reached a transitional moment. In the wake of 2020’s disruptions, the sector has an opportunity to reflect on and refine its role and to help drive transformational change.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As the U.S. grapples with its long history of racial exploitation and exclusion and the unacceptably large racial disparities in virtually all meaningful walks of life, a spotlight is once…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Both poverty and income strongly correlate with race in the United States. Among all racial groups, Black Americans are second most likely to experience poverty, with 21% living below the poverty threshold, following Native Americans at 25%. Black Americans in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As a Black man, more generally, I have lived among the fallout of structural racism and institutionalized injustice in my own life. As a Black educator, I have seen its…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Homelessness and incarceration are intricately linked, in myriad ways. People who are homeless are more likely to interact with law enforcement officers and to wind up in jail; the existence of many low-level…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A team of scientific experts from across the U.S. and Puerto Rico are advocating for increased diversity in vaccine trials after publishing a new report that highlights a decade’s worth…