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By using their voices in 2020, Americans made history. The November 2020 elections saw nearly 160 million US citizens cast ballots, marking a 66.7 percent voter turnout rate—the highest since…

In the famous post-Civil War initiative known as “40 acres and a mule,” Union General William T. Sherman promised newly freed Black households the one thing most necessary for sustaining…

Intimate partner violence against women is all too common and takes many forms.1 The most serious is homicide by an intimate partner.2 Guns can easily turn domestic violence into domestic…

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Recent changes to a federal program could allow for a significant expansion of free school meals in Hawaii, but it’s unclear if the state will opt in.

To understand the makeup of the nonprofits they support, individual funders increasingly request demographic information directly from current and potential grantees. The goal of requesting this data is often to…

This fall, six states received federal funding for substance use treatment interventions in an effort to tamp down rising rates of pregnancy-related death in the United States.

In a world where misinformation spreads like wildfire, philanthropic organisations and charities must recognise the urgency of investing in anti-misinformation efforts.While the climate crisis remains a paramount concern, the insidious effects of misinformation reach ……

October is LGBTQ History Month. It is meant to be a time for the nation to celebrate the accomplishments of LGBTQ heroes and honor the bravery of people who live…

Volunteers stock hundreds of fridges with free items, bolstering access to food and cutting landfill emissions in cities from New York to Anchorage, Alaska.

From 2016 to 2020, Phillips County had the country’s highest per capita rate of gun homicides. ( Photo by Renuka Rayasam/KFF Health News ) …

A human rights scholar explains how social media users can take charge of what content comes into their feed and reduce the risk of receiving misinformation.