Human Rights

Though a woman of color will not be heading to the White House this year, history was still made with the election of Angela Alsobrooks (D) in Maryland and Rep.…

Discrimination against LGBTQ+ people throughout the U.S. and around the world contributes to LGBTQ+ health disparities. A new Harvard center wants to shift that paradigm. The LGBTQ Health Center of Excellence,…

Access to clean, running water is the promise that unlocks the American Dream. Water is the foundation that allows us to build our lives, pursue our passions, contribute to our…

Election night marked a historic day for Black women in politics — particularly Black women in the Senate — despite Vice President Kamala Harris’ loss. Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester and Angela Alsobrooks have…

Nearly 10 years after the Movement for Black Lives (M4BL) was founded to uplift the needs and interests of Black people across the country, issues like police brutality and mass incarceration…

After 37 years of living in the United States, Gastón Garcia overcame anxiety over the naturalization process and became a citizen in Tucson, Arizona, in late September 2024. Like many newly…

According to a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, the United States has made little progress in the last twenty years in bridging the racial disparities…

One morning in late April, a small brick rural health clinic along the Thurgood Marshall Highway bustled with patients. There was Joshua McCray, 69, a public bus driver who, four…

Entravision, AltaMed, and BSP Research have unveiled Week 8 findings from the 2024 National Latino Voter Tracking Poll, showcasing record engagement and significant insights into Latino voters’ perspectives as Election…

Stark racial disparities in maternal and infant health in the U.S. have persisted for decades despite continued advancements in medical care. The disparate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic for people of color…

For Elayne Gregg, voting on the Tohono O’odham Nation evokes memories of her grandmother. She remembers sitting at the long wooden table in her family’s kitchen and spending time with…

How we ask for, analyze, and report information on race and ethnicity affects our ability to understand the racial and ethnic composition of our nation’s population and our ability to…