This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The last year brought forward a spotlight on existing disparities in communities of color—access to health care, financial stability and generational wealth, and the ever-present public health crisis that is…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea People often point to plunging natural gas prices as the reason U.S. coal-fired power plants have…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Both poverty and income strongly correlate with race in the United States. Among all racial groups, Black Americans are second most likely to experience poverty, with 21% living below the poverty threshold, following Native Americans at 25%. Black Americans in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. If you are looking for ways to give back to a local charity and cultivate positive change in your community, then here are three suggestions according to noted philanthropist Johanna Klausen. In…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Having limited resources, one of the ways I’ve managed to stretch what our organization has for marketing efforts is to partner with another nonprofit and create marketing wins for both…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Retired lab animal veterinarian Larry Carbone (author of the highly regarded book “What Animals Want”) recently wrote a provocative article in Nature Special Reports in which he estimates that more…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As a Black man, more generally, I have lived among the fallout of structural racism and institutionalized injustice in my own life. As a Black educator, I have seen its…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Homelessness and incarceration are intricately linked, in myriad ways. People who are homeless are more likely to interact with law enforcement officers and to wind up in jail; the existence of many low-level…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Only a decade has passed since the end of the previous global financial crisis, from which U.S. working- and middle-class families had barely recovered despite a record run of economic…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Civic engagement—voting, volunteering, social organizing and such activities—is essential for the health of democracy. And with primary elections beginning this month, people have the chance to improve the health of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Between 2017 and 2019, Baton Rouge police dogs bit at least 146 people, records show. Of those, 53 were 17 years old or younger; the youngest were just 13. Almost…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In 2020, the philanthropy sector gave relief dollars like never before (though we still need to give more). We dropped unnecessary procedures and restrictions that got in the way of making impact for our…