Nonprofit News
Starbucks Announces Public Atonement Steps, But Do They Get It?
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Starbucks announced that it will close its stores for an afternoon for racial bias training. But is this enough for a company that claims to be socially responsible?
schooling and black youth
Black Milwaukee Students Fight for the Freedom to Thrive
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Milwaukee Public Schools exemplifies the school-to-prison pipeline. A new report documents the problem and offers a youth power agenda.
race-based inequality
Racism, Not Race, Causes Health Disparities for Black Mothers
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There is no inherent biological risk factor for maternal death associated with being Black. Racism is the culprit.
South Carolina
NAACP Fights Black-Majority School Closings in Carolina Corridor of Shame
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In Sumter County, South Carolina, a school board votes to shutter two rural schools where students are predominately Black. The school district claims finances as the cause, but the story, which includes recent past state action to add at-large school board members, is complicated.
child poverty
Childhood Poverty Costs US More Than $1 Trillion a Year, Researchers Find
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While it is generally well known that the US has a high childhood poverty rate, the economic cost this poverty poses to US society is less well understood. A new study out of Washington University in St. Louis seeks to change this.
American politics
Working Families Party Hires Black Movement Leader as New Director
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The Working Families Party has named Moe Mitchell as its next director. The move doesn’t only mark a shift to leadership of color in the party; it also illustrates the growing willingness of some white progressives to confront structural racism and for activists of color to accept the challenges of governance.
community wealth building
Community Wealth Building Policies Gain Ground in Virginia and New York
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Policies that foster partnerships with nonprofits that nurture broad-based ownership are gaining adherents among policymakers, especially at the local level.
interactive map
We Have the Data—What’s Holding Up the Policies?
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Nonprofits are making it their business to gather data into interactive, accessible databases that can be used for advocacy and policy change, but merely having the facts on your side does not always win the political game.
Policy & Government
Follow the Money: Nonprofit Campaign Soup
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A New York state ethics panel announced settlements this week that came in part as a result of an ongoing investigation into matters involving Mayor Bill de Blasio and the Campaign for One New York, a now-defunct nonprofit he founded.
sanctuary cities
Judge Issues Permanent Injunction against DOJ Punishment of Cities
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US District Judge Manuel Real ruled the Department cannot deny federal funding to jurisdictions that refuse to order police to cooperate with immigration agents.