Human Rights

After renting for the majority of her adult life, Tonia Macklin recently became a homeowner for the first time. The native of southeast Houston achieved this goal with the assistance…

“I don’t know, is she Indian or is she Black?” Referring to Vice President Kamala Harris, former President Donald Trump made this statement at the National Association of Black Journalists. Statements like this…

When Lindsay Church left the Navy in 2012 after serving under the U.S. government’s infamous “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, they experienced a painful crisis of identity. Now, Church is…

As Hurricane Milton barrels toward Florida’s Gulf Coast, concern grows not just for coastal residents, but for a often-overlooked population: prison inmates. Recent history has shown that incarcerated individuals face…

Between 1892 and 1954, over 12 million immigrants passed through Ellis Island in New York City. Many arrived by large steamships; first and second-class passengers were briefly inspected on board,…

In February, Nicole Santa Cruz traveled to New Mexico to report on homeless people’s possession loss as a result of encampment sweeps in Albuquerque. The journalist had heard about a…

For decades, Faye Schuett, alongside her late wife Linda Seaver Burnett, has championed LGBTQ+ rights, blending LGBTQ+ activism with philanthropy to create lasting change. Her deep commitment to equality has…

The training in northwest Mississippi that Cassandra Welchlin led was focused on mobilizing Black women voters amidst voter suppression, but the longtime community organizer wanted to make space to sing.…

Since 1983, Massachusetts has been the only state in the United States to provide a Right to Shelter for homeless families—adults accompanied by one or more children. The Right to…

Homelessness is a rare issue in American politics that does not cut neatly along party or ideological lines. It can be hard to predict who will support measures to expand…

Nearly one week after the Supreme Court delivered its Johnson v. Grants Pass ruling, housing justice funders from around the country gathered in Washington, D.C., during the 2024 Funders Institute to discuss…

On Sept. 29, Pastor Timothy Williams will lose the property insurance coverage for his home in rural Elba, Alabama. It’s another mark on a long list of recent letdowns for…