This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. According to the Census and various reports, Philadelphia’s poverty rate in 2000 was 23% and 20 years later its 2020 rate was 24.3%. In 20 years, while there have been slight increases and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In New Mexico, only 77 percent of households have a broadband subscription, according to a census report released in April, though some industry observers think the numbers are actually lower. That compares with 85 percent…
In honor of the 10th anniversary of Black Philanthropy Month, Giving Compass and BlackHer caught up with three Black women leaders in philanthropy and impact investing. -Ashindi Maxton, Executive Director…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The U.S. labor market had 10.1 million job openings at the end of June, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. But 8.7 million workers were still unemployed in July. If there are so…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A recent report from the Global FoodBanking Network (GFN) finds that food banks worldwide had to rapidly adapt operations and services to provide for even more communities facing hunger in 2020. As…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Extreme rainfall and flooding left paths of destruction through communities around the world this summer. The latest was in Tennessee, where preliminary data shows a record-shattering 17 inches of rain…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The year 2020 will forever be associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. It brought the world to a halt in a matter of months, changed the way we live, work and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “Dogara, we have some patients who are in dire need of blood. Can you help?” The voice was Arnold, who manages the lab at the MSF hospital in Ngala, Nigeria. Back…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. There is no such thing as a natural disaster. To say so would imply that disasters are inevitable, when really, human actions — or inaction— turn natural hazards such as…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Melanoma in African Americans is rare, and the diagnosis is often delayed, leading to advanced presentation and poor prognosis. The purpose of this retrospective study is to determine whether African…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As families with children start receiving the first of their monthly checks from the American Rescue Plan’s expanded child tax credit, Robert Greenstein calls the benefit transformational in reaching the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The benefits of public art are plentiful: inspiration, engagement, revitalization, economic development, beauty. Public art has all too often been directly associated with the displacement of families and individuals when…