Race and Ethnicity

Philanthropic practices that focus on programmatic impact and outcomes often overlook the needs of people doing the work, without whom no impact can be made.

As a Black foundation leader, shifting resources and power to organizations of color is not just personal: it’s strategic. For decades, these grassroots organizations have been sustaining democracy, advancing racial…

Updated data visualizations illustrate the scale of — and disparities within — mass incarceration.

From underinvestment to burnout, a recently released report details the struggles that women and nonbinary leaders of color face. It also offers a path forward to address these challenges.

Just days after Associate Justice Stephen Breyer announced that he would retire from the Supreme Court, President Joe Biden said that his nominee for the position would be a Black woman. Biden’s…

Young Black men are dying by suicide at an alarming rate. Childhood adversity and racism may hold much of the blame.

Photo by RDNE Stock projectBlack and Brown women are not just starting businesses at an impressive rate. They’re transforming the landscape of entrepreneurship. Despite facing significant hurdles, their impact goes far beyond the bottom line.

This webinar conversation builds on the articles in that series, taking a deep look at what the elements of that agenda look like, from a range of contributors.

Haitian-born Julio Bateau arrived in Detroit in 1978 with a graduate degree in structural engineering and a spirit of possibility. He was drawn to Midtown, a then-economically distressed area in…

Students all over Arizona are suspended for not showing up to class, whether it’s because they arrive late, leave campus midday or fail to make it at all, an investigation…

Learn how the United Way of Greater Los Angeles (UWGLA) is using racial justice to inform their grantmaking efforts, and how other philanthropic organizations can help work to undo the legacies of harm inflicted upon communities of color.

Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) aren’t just ideals; they’re the bedrock upon which transformative change is constructed. Often positioned with concepts of justice (JEDI) or belonging (DEIB), DEI is one…