decolonizing artwork
Is a New “Wind of Change” Rising Today?
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If an artifact is stolen in the woods and the original victims are no longer around, do the thieves get to keep it?
Nonprofit News
Should Amazon and Seattle Have Signed a Better Prenup?
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Amazon and Seattle have been together since 1995 and the honeymoon has long lost its bloom. As is often the case in power couple struggles, one partner, Amazon, believes time apart and possibly a second household (HQ2) could improve the relationship. It can’t understand why Seattle would resent this, after assuring the city their relationship will not change.
NAACP
Something Not So Special is in the Air: NAACP Issues American Airlines advisory
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For the second time this year, the NAACP has issued or supported a national travel advisory.
Nonprofit News
Jackson, Mississippi Bets on a Cooperative Local Economy
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With nuances of and nods to Garvey, Malcolm X, Washington, Randolph, Hamer, and Karenga, the city of Jackson, Mississippi, boldly goes where no economic plan has gone before.
For-Profit Universities
Single Moms Beware: For-Profit College Déjà Vu
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Relaxing Obama-era regulations on for-profit colleges opens the door to exploiting single mothers.
Nonprofit Management
Harvard Kennedy School, Facing Media and Political Firestorm, Reneges on Chelsea Manning Fellowship
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One day you’re an Institute of Politics visiting fellow, the next day you’re not, but like the falling tree in the silent forest, the ejection of Chelsea Manning is something you’re likely to notice, whether you’re present to hear or not.
Nonprofit Management
DC Public Library Foundation Finds Novel Way to Mark Banned Books Week
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How often do we laud librarians as champions of our intellectual freedoms? They are, and in a few weeks, we’ll see D.C.’s carry out a brilliant stratagem to raise that part of their profile.
India / South Asia
India Joins Majority Muslim Countries with Its Ban of Instant Divorce
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Women of India, take your victory lap, because triple talaq is becoming a thing of the past. India’s Supreme Court decision couldn’t be more timely.
election campaigns
What Can U.S. Nonprofits Learn from South Africa’s Zuma No-Confidence Vote
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South African President Jacob Zuma survives his eighth no-confidence vote as a civil sector coalition reels against what it sees as an attack on the ANC.
Nonprofit News
Principles or Politics: Proposed No Confidence Vote For Zuma Places South Africa at a Crossroads
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In a surprise move, #UniteBehind, a coalition of NGOs, now supports secret ballots in a Parliamentary no-confidence vote for President Zuma.