Kim Foxx made history when she was elected to be the first African American woman to lead the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office in Illinois. Chanda connected with Kim to…
-
-
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators.
Click here for more.The US has one of the world’s most reliable water and wastewater systems, yet 2 million people lack running water and basic indoor plumbing. The nonprofit organizations DigDeep and US…
-
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators.
Click here for more.The field of implementation science needs to prioritize evidence-informed interventions that fit the daily lives of the communities in which they will be delivered. Early prevention and intervention efforts have…
-
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators.
Click here for more.Dagoberto Morales’ calling came louder and more clearly after September’s Almeda fire burned through Southern Oregon. He’d already spent 25 years as a volunteer, helping uplift farmworkers and Latino immigrants…
-
George Floyd’s murder has sparked outrage and change in Minneapolis and around the world. During this heavy, traumatic moment, how do Black leaders continue to drive change and take care…
-
john a. powell, head of OBI and UC Berkeley law professor, swiftly traces the history of (in)equality and equity in this installment of AskOBI. In doing so, he points us…
-
The Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx partnered with the Minneapolis Foundation to pursue justice, equity, and healing in the aftermath of George Floyd’s death. Timberwolves head coach Ryan Saunders and player…
-
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators.
Click here for more.Changing the format of school board meetings may boost trust and engagement, especially among low-income groups and people of color, research finds. Schools in the United States are set to…
-
Ten years ago, Wanda Johnson’s son, Oscar Grant, was fatally shot by a police officer at a BART station in Oakland, California. Since his tragic death, Wanda has been fighting…
-
Our first-ever virtual Conversations with Chanda event guest was Vu Le, the creator of Nonprofit AF. Vu and Chanda talk about what community-centric philanthropy looks like, how philanthropy can be responsive…
-
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators.
Click here for more.It’s entirely predictable, I suppose, but the backlash to last year’s reckoning on racism is definitely here, a year after George Floyd’s horrific murder–and now it’s visible within the little…
-
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators.
Click here for more.People I meet always want to know how I survived the systems. Until recently, it was a question I dreaded to be asked. I wanted to avoid being retraumatized, looked…