Human Rights

A new book sheds light on why the COVID pandemic disproportionately affected non-white Americans.

A recent study finds strong links between residential segregation and disparities in early death rates from common causes.

New report highlights actionable solutions that will shrink the size of the carceral system, promote public safety, and take action on racial inequities in the …

The third blog in our series highlights how LISC supports UN Sustainable Development Goal 13 – Climate Action. Goal 13 speaks to the need for urgent action to combat climate change…

Marie Humbert’s voice for women’s equality in Africa is one that resonates. The Swiss-Ghanaian actress, who has lived in nine countries on four continents, represents an emerging class of African entertainers…

Funders Together pushes philanthropy to both fund grassroots organizations that are working on housing justice and to make sure that their voices are being included in policy conversations. On March 30,…

An accurate estimate is critical to ensuring adequate federal funding for programs that support people with disabilities.

Much remains unknown about one of the widest pay gaps among women, but the little data available could uncover how to close it.

The federal government has conducted the U.S. Household Food Security Survey Module for more than 25 years. The data collected annually from about 50,000 U.S. households helps form estimates of…

Several cities and towns, mostly in the American Midwest and South, are responding to a surge of proposed and approved legislation that restricts gay and transgender people’s rights by declaring…

Every day, families across the U.S. have to make difficult decisions about budgeting, spending, insurance, investments, savings, retirement and on and on. When faced with these choices, financial literacy –…