This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. You can almost hear the sighs of relief. Only a few months ago, state and local officials across the United States were preparing for the worst. In some cases, the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The United States is having a long-overdue national reckoning with racism. From criminal justice to pro sports to pop culture, Americans increasingly are recognizing how racist ideas have influenced virtually…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Following the murder of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis, people around the United States are protesting racism, police brutality, inequality, and violence in their own communities. No matter your…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When hurricanes and other extreme storms unleash downpours like Tropical Storm Beta has been doing in the South, the floodwater doesn’t always stay within the government’s flood risk zones. New…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Togetherness is a defining characteristic of collective giving groups like Charlotte’s New Generation of African American Philanthropists (NGAAP). I, along with my fellow members, share values around preserving culture, building community…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. An analysis of over 4.5 million social media posts found that false news stories were 70 percent more likely to be shared than true stories. This failure is causing significant harm…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As the calendar page turns to August, we welcome Black Philanthropy Month — a global celebration of African-descent giving. Giving in all its forms is a longstanding tradition in the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “At each of these points, there are interventions that could reduce the barriers for individuals who have been in touch with the justice system, Coke adds, ‘and that’s really the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Black Americans are much more likely than White Americans to live near freeways, factories, and other heavy air polluters. That’s not a failure of public policy; it’s a result of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Philadelphia Superintendent William Hite joined community college leaders Wednesday to discuss the long-term educational impact on students of color whose final years of high school were disrupted by the pandemic.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Four of the 22 cabinet members of the Biden administration are Latino or Latina, an amount that is roughly proportional to the percentage of Latinxs in the US population at…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In this article, I will briefly discuss the economic inequities that Latinxs and Afro-Latinxs with disabilities face, with the goal of providing recommendations on ways philanthropy and nonprofits can meaningfully…