Participatory Budgeting has become an important tool for combating inequality by shifting decision-making power to communities historically overlooked in government budgets.
President and CEO of Independent Sector, Dr. Akilah Watkins shares her perspectives on continuing to support and uplift Black voices as Black History Month comes to a close.
African American voter turnout is anticipated to play an important role in the outcome of the election, with both sides of the aisle courting Black voters.
Black Americans' relationship with news media has been complicated for decades with the 1967 Kerner Commission report criticizing the media's depictions of Black Americans.
Amid the fallout of the Supreme Court affirmative action ruling, grantmakers are reneging on support for racial justice work.
Most are familiar with the 'I Have A Dream Speech", so renowned that Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s other speeches have been overshadowed.
The New York City Housing Authority is resorting to a contentious plan to alter public housing in light of billions of dollars in repairs and limited funds to address them.
Reflecting on Freedom Summer and the work of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee in 1964 shows lessons we can take into 2024 on organizing for transformative change.
Longstanding talent practices follow principles of extraction that create dominant and subordinate groups, using theories of liberation can create space for all to thrive.
Much like in running, DEI work is about sustaining momentum and pushing through obstacles, not giving in to the urge to quit or slow down, but refocusing on the next step.