This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A recent federal report that shows boys, black students, and students with disabilities get kicked out of school at higher rates than their peers. Restorative justice is built upon a foundation of empowering…
As of May 18th, East Harlem had the highest number of coronavirus cases in Manhattan. The pandemic entered this part of New York City with fewer emergency preparedness resources and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The National Day of Remembrance for Native American children honors children who died years ago while attending the United States’ Indian boarding schools each Sept. 30. On that day this…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Six months ago, 16-year-old Honduran Jeffrey Flores arrived in Fort Worth with his family without knowing a word of English but secure in the knowledge it would be among the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. About Susan Issue area: Community organizing; civic engagement Geographic focus: United States Giving vehicle: Susan Sandler Fund, Sandler Foundation Years in philanthropy: 30 Time spent on philanthropy (weekly): Currently…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Earlier this year, NPQ featured an article that reviewed a report by the nonprofit Transform Finance on grassroots community engaged investment—impact investing that builds community power while raising capital for BIPOC-owned businesses. Vann, quoted above, is…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The pandemic has been devastating for many neighborhood businesses, with shutdowns, capacity limitations, and ongoing health fears chipping away at revenue. Nationwide, the pandemic is estimated to have shuttered 200,000…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. s the nation’s Latino student population continues to grow, a nonprofit advocacy group this week called for a commitment to increasing the numbers of Latino teachers and administrators in the nation’s schools…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Being outdoors not only offers physical and mental benefits, but it is a space where humans can enjoy recreating regardless of their physical ability, religious belief, gender preference, or ethnic…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Just east of the Kenai Peninsula in south central Alaska sits Prince William Sound: an inlet full of tidewater glaciers spanning 3,800 miles of coastline and flanked by the jagged…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Black migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers live at the intersection of forced global migration, racism, displacement from their countries, violence and civil war, and climate change. LGBTQ Black migrants face…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Native Americans were put into a status of guardianship due to a system of federal and local policies developed in the early 1900s. A lawyer explains this sordid history in…