This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Cheaper Solar Power Means Low-Income Families Can Also Benefit Until recently, rooftop solar panels were a clean energy technology that only wealthy Americans could afford. But prices have dropped, thanks…
Nonprofit CWI Labs, whose mission is to help underserved communities overcome workforce entry barriers, has partnered with WorkingNation to address the issue in a series of interviews for our An…
Amid this unprecedented and uncertain period of change, providing workers with the tools they need to successfully navigate a changing labor market over the course of their careers is a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A new webinar series, Celebrating Indigenous Women Chefs, explores ancestral knowledge, wisdom, and recipes from Native tribes across the United States. Featuring speakers from urban areas and reservations, the series is…
As we continue to confront the devastating pandemic within our communities and globally, we view domestic violence as a parallel pandemic. Also known as intimate partner violence, domestic abuse is…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In the months leading up to the Nov. 3 election, many of us were warning that, even if the face of a clear Biden victory, Trump and the Republicans might attempt…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. At a virtual fundraiser last July, then-presidential candidate Joe Biden said, “I want young climate activists, young people everywhere, to know: I see you. I hear you. I understand the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “When the crisis struck in March, we immediately thought: ‘Will we need to tap the brakes?’” Brielle Brewick, an Associate Director of Networks at Leading Educators, reflects. “We thought there…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The higher a person’s income, the more likely they were to protect themselves at the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, a new study finds. When…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Aanika Biosciences, a Brooklyn-based biotechnology company that says it’s able to quickly identify the source of foodborne contaminations—or pathogens—by using genetically engineered bacterial spores that cling to food. Their spores…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Poverty rates are almost double the national average in areas surrounding streets named after Martin Luther King Jr., according to our recent study, and educational attainment is much lower. Our…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. On Wednesday, under increasing criticism for the state’s slow vaccine rollout, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced that all Californians 65 and older will be eligible for the shot. But if…