Race and Ethnicity

The federal government has conducted the U.S. Household Food Security Survey Module for more than 25 years. The data collected annually from about 50,000 U.S. households helps form estimates of…

Every day, families across the U.S. have to make difficult decisions about budgeting, spending, insurance, investments, savings, retirement and on and on. When faced with these choices, financial literacy –…

Increasingly, foundations and nonprofits are conducting racial equity audits. But not all audits are the same. Here are some guiding questions to deepen the practice.

New research by the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy explores charitable giving trends by race and ethnicity—a topic that has not been extensively studied—and looks at declines in…

Black individuals from well-educated backgrounds still find it especially difficult to attain the same high level of education as their parents.

Housing market data traditionally assign race and ethnicity categories to households based on the primary borrower or head of household, but this practice can obfuscate crucial differences for dual-race couples.

Declines in student loan borrowing are not equal across student cohorts, with Black students, those attending for-profits, and those earning certificates seeing increases in debt burdens over the past decade.

State governments can improve job quality among Latina workers by expanding access to health care, retirement plans, and child care.

Indigenous, Black, and queer farmers are buying land with the aim to restore and nourish nature along with their cultures and communities.

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During the mid- to late-1960s, the main slogans of the African American social justice movements were “freedom now” and “Black Power.”  It was recognized that both political power and economic…

During the GreenBiz 21 keynote session “All We Can Save: Why We Must Learn from Indigenous Wisdom,” hosted by All We Can Save co-founder Katharine Wilkinson, Mitchell joined Tara Houska (Couchiching First…

Historically, Indigenous and Black folks have been turned against each other by colonizers and enslavers. Now, communities are learning from one another and finding solidarity in efforts to reclaim stolen lands.…