This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “There are many reasons that people become activists on social justice issues, but anyone who is familiar with the civil rights movement of the 1960s could tell you that racism…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In this time of crisis, we are often reminded of a famous quote attributed to Winston Churchill during World War II: “If you’re going through hell, keep going.” While South…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. From Nigeria to Colombia, engaged change-makers are using the SDGs to drive progress in their local communities. After a difficult year navigating the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, they reflect…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As we seek to move our Latinx- and Black-owned businesses past survival mode and seek to build a more equitable economy in the face of an unprecedented pandemic and ongoing…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Scorching temperatures. Drought across 90 percent of the West. To these dangerous conditions as the fire season is underway, add a looming crisis of burnout among wildland firefighters. Increasingly intense…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It’s no secret that the COVID-19 pandemic has taken a disproportionate toll on people of color, and in underinvested places—in the form of higher death rates, steeper unemployment, and deeper…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Djeneba Sy has a way of standing out from the crowd, even one as hectic as this. The senior at Democracy Prep Harlem High School stood smiling behind a desk…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Shock, confusion, embarrassment – for every #MeToo account that comes to light, many in our community have pondered why those with Jewish perpetrators hit us the hardest. We often think…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. What if you made it much easier for workers of color to become business owners, and thus build wealth much faster? What if you offered creative, revenue-based loans to underserved…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has announced plans to allocate $650 billion worth of reserve funds to support a global economic recovery from COVID-19. Distributed in the form of reserve assets called Special…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. During the recent Food Systems Forum organized by Pinduoduo, food systems experts discuss plant-based diets as a vehicle to achieving planetary and human health. The panel, “How Can Consumers Eat Well Without Wrecking…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Over the last 20 years, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, has failed to enforce a law that would have made U.S. cities and towns more resilient to the…