For many years, black families in Charleston and other places have lost title and occupancy of properties because they lacked clear title. The problem goes back to the Reconstruction era, when black families first gained property rights in the South.
For some communities that are plagued with chronic health concerns, accessibility to safe fitness facilities is an obvious and relatively cheap and effective method of address. Enter community health centers.
What can urban planners do in their daily work to undo the conditions that undergird the “New Jim Crow”?
A closer look at the president’s speech on criminal justice reform highlights the terrible social and financial costs of decades of overincarceration. Recommended reading for anyone working on community development, education, human rights, racial justice…you name it, there is a connection.
A recent report by the Center for Juvenile and Criminal Justice reports that Native Americans are killed by police at a higher rate than any other ethnic Group, though in fewer numbers than African Americans.
As American heroes, Willie Nelson and Jimmy Carter are the real McCoys.
As Sweet Briar College regains its footing, one of the biggest variables is enrollment. Given the school’s recent instability at the hands of its former board, will sufficient numbers of students enroll? It appears things are off to a good start.
David Zink is the first inmate to be executed since the Supreme Court ruling ended the moratorium on lethal injection last month.
Freedom of the press is one of democracy’s cornerstones. The United States is vocal about this principle on a global level, but how does that square up with the systematic harassment of Laura Poitras?
At 94, Oskar Groening becomes only the 50th person to be convicted of war crimes out of the 6,500 that worked at Auschwitz, the Nazi death camp, during WWII.
A much-edited video purports to show a Planned Parenthood higher-up callously discussing the selling of fetal body parts. What’s really going on? Rick Cohen takes on not just the story behind the “video sting” but Planned Parenthood’s response which we think could be improved. There are lessons here for nonprofits who may be required to communicate under fire.
Did you know that there was a bill in Congress to create commemorative coins recognizing breast cancer research—with some of the proceeds to go to Susan G. Komen?