This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Discover how the W.K. Kellogg Foundation supports transformative initiatives in racial equity, health, education, and economic security, fostering thriving communities.
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Single moms found a lifeline in construction jobs to build financial security before the next big storm. What happens if that disappears?
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Rodriguez: Teachers need evidence-based, structured, supplemental foundational curriculum to help struggling readers master challenges.
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This African country slashed new pediatric HIV infections by over 98 percent — a global public health win.
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The federal government has erased gender identity questions from federal surveys. Researchers say it will cost them at least a decade’s worth of data.
Sixty-two years ago, a quarter million people converged on Washington, D.C., to demand a nation worthy of its highest ideals. At the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, they pressed for urgent change: a living wage, the end of school segregation, and the expansion of life-saving civil and labor rights. These were not radical dreams—they were the bare minimum for dignity and democracy. Their vision was clear: a truly inclusive, multiracial democracy where no one could be locked out of social, political, or economic belonging. That vision remains unfinished. And the call they sounded still echoes today—asking us not only to remember, but to keep marching. Today, Borealis Philanthropy carries this vision forward by resourcing those who are working to ensure that all Americans have safety, voice, care, and power. Our grantee partners are defending our democracy by pursuing racial, gender, and disability justice; narrative change; community safety and well-being; and—like generations prior, who marched for access and opportunity—economic justice. At the March on Washington, Dr. King delivered his prominent and celebrated “I have a dream” speech, in which he identified economic justice as critical to the fight for civil rights. Speaking with power and conviction, he declared: “We will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream.” As attacks on democratic principles intensify—and access to fundamental, life-affirming resources grow increasingly unequal—we want to be clear about naming and scaling our commitment to economic justice; to work to build cooperative, just, and regenerative economic systems; to work that allows justice, equity, and belonging to roll down like waters, like a mighty stream. Our grantee partners are approaching economic justice through an expansive and interconnected lens. They are organizing workers, advancing equitable economic governance, and building mutual aid networks. They are protecting and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Born Well is a $1 million initiative intended to reduce socioeconomic disparities in maternal and infant health.
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. New research found that countries where men do more housework and child care have higher fertility rates.
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Inwood: It’s time to stop wasting students’ time with slide-deck projects and checkbox community service and let students engage in the real world.
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The 12 grants will provide archivists with greater capacity to organize, catalogue, and digitize materials….
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The resumption of student loan payments comes at a time when the fundamental inequities of our higher education system have never been more apparent. The resumption of loan payments, while painful, must serve as a rallying cry rather than a surrender.
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Plant artists deep in the Indonesian mountains promote sustainable use of threatened rainforest.