This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has joined hundreds of cities and counties across the country in declaring racism a public health threat. On April 8, 2021, CDC Director…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Powered by grant money and research on which communities aren’t being served, food banks across the country have been working with BIPOC, immigrant, and refugee communities to even the playing…
Even with more Americans tackling systemic racism, including the Biden administration making racial equity a priority, the homeownership gap between Black and white Americans continues to grow, widening the racial wealth gap…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Nearly one year after the violent murder of George Floyd in broad daylight, the police officer charged with his death has been found guilty, and our country — and classrooms…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It should come as no surprise that well-known police killings like Daunte Wright’s can lead to worse mental health for Black Americans specifically, but a new study provides new empirical evidence of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A Native American-led nonprofit organization was recently up for a grant renewal. Its CEO had hoped the process would be routine. After all, his organization had been a grantee of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Hispanic-Serving Institutions make up 17 percent of all U.S. public and nonprofit colleges—yet they enroll 67 percent of all Hispanic and Latino undergraduates. That data, published in April, underscores the huge…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This week, a jury of Minnesotans found former police officer Derek Chauvin guilty in the murder of George Floyd. We are thankful that some measure of accountability has been delivered to his family, but…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Part four in a four-part series. Read Parts One, Two, and Three. “Anti-oppression can’t happen without the presence of spirit. Dehumanization, soul loss, and alienation are not states of mind,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, restaurant workers have been deemed essential — perhaps not officially by local authorities, but certainly by consumers, who continued to want the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Over the next two decades, new homeowners nationwide will look vastly different than they have in the past for one primary reason: increasing racial and ethnic diversity. Until recently, structural barriers have…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Lack of capital access and ownership is a historic and systemic barrier to equity, especially for Black, Indigenous, and other racial groups, and women. A number of efforts are underway to address…