This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. How much does it cost to take care of basic needs in prison? Our research team at New York University’s Prison Education Program set out to find an answer to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Yes, startups led by Black, Indigenous and people of color-owned need growth capital. But meeting the growth and operating capital needs of established BIPOC businesses is also key to closing…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Headlining the climate finance discussions next week at COP26 may be the shortfall in advanced economies’ $100 billion annual pledge to help low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) adapt and further…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. All of us have watched the bouncy-castle known as Ozy deflate and then collapse. But there’s one lesson I hope we don’t take away from this: that Black- and POC-led…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The COVID-19 pandemic showed us that human existence is fragile and perilous. However, if we do not take action now against climate change, the damage could be even greater and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Income share agreements (ISAs) are designed to help students pay for and attend postsecondary education and career training programs. With an ISA, students receive financial support to help cover the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Sustainable Development Goals are off track. The prospects of the SDGs being realized by 2030 are bleak. The rapid pace of consistent decline in poverty and hunger until 2015…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The COVID-19 pandemic was expected to drive many families into hunger as jobs were lost and supply chains were interrupted. The prediction held true, but mostly for people of color. The nation’s…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For the approximately 820 million people coping with chronic hunger, it’s not about missing a single meal; it’s about days and months and years of being undernourished. For children, continued…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In February 2017, when Keia Blount was preparing to be released after serving a five-year prison term at the North Carolina Correctional Institution for Women, she had no idea where…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Americans are quitting their jobs in record numbers. This phenomenon has been dubbed the Great Resignation and created significant shortages of workers for businesses. To understand and address this issue, attention might…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Centro Studi Divulga, in collaboration with the World Farmers Market Coalition (WFMC), recently published a report articulating pathways for global farmers markets to cultivate lasting alternatives to the industrialized food system. The report aims…