This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Historically, media coverage on race did not matter unless it was negative or destructive. The “polarized campus” is a decidedly liberal arts college located in Olympia, Washington, where close to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The authors discuss the work of Living Cities, a collaborative of foundations aiming to elevate the economic well-being of low-income residents in U.S. cities and improve racial…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Across ethnicities and economic status, girls outperform boys on English in standardized tests Three of four African-American boys in California classrooms failed to meet reading and writing standards on the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Harsh life experiences appear to leave African-Americans vulnerable to Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia, researchers reported Sunday at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in London. Several teams presented evidence that poverty,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Most people are raised to think that noticing race is impolite. We’re taught that color-blindness, or not seeing race, is something to aspire to. But color-blindness, however well-intentioned, is an…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The call for nonprofits to embrace diversity and reflect the communities they serve is growing louder. To accomplish those goals, charities and foundations need diverse board members, says Danielle Johnson-Vermenton,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Chris Cardona recalls precisely where he was when he developed a passion for giving for the common good, becoming a “card-carrying philanthropoid,” as this Ford Foundation Program Officer now describes…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A growing body of evidence has shown that the American education and criminal-justice systems dole out harsher and more frequent discipline to black youth compared with their non-black peers. But…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Building Movement Project’s just-released leadership report, “Race to Lead: Confronting the Racial Leadership Gap,” highlights what many of us know: The nonprofit sector is experiencing a racial leadership gap. As…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. From the time I was a kid growing up on a farm in Nebraska, I was taught not to notice or comment on racial difference – to be “color-blind.” Not…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. At its annual meeting, the Southern Baptist Convention initially declined to consider a statement of its opposition to the alt-right. Leaders from the evangelical denomination were divided over a resolution…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “I am writing to tell you that I am gay and I am a Christian.” That was the opening line of the letter Richard Grenell, a former United Nations official,…