It’s time to talk about reparations
The idea of reparations are back in the news with the 2020 Democratic candidates, raising the issue of offering some form of payment to black Americans for the horrors inflicted…
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Where to go When There’s Nowhere to Go: How Covenant House is Fighting to Solve the Youth Homeless Crisis, One Kid at a time Dash was a first year college…
Don’t know what the county assessor does? Here’s a primer for the little known elected positions in Nevada.
As voters in a democratic country, it is crucial that we make educated decisions about who we put in office and the ballot measures we pass. Researching names is straightforward…
What’s Next for the March for Our Lives Movement?
Exactly one month ago, the world watched as Americans took to the streets to march for their lives and demand that legislators enact common sense gun reform. Sparked by youth…
7 Lessons I learned from the Rust Belt and Appalachia
I am a community organizer in West Virginia. At the end of 2017, I traveled for a week with friends and colleagues through Appalachia and the Rust Belt, seeking lessons…
Universal pre-K won’t solve poverty. Better jobs will.
Memphis council members promote politically safe investment in children while ignoring underpaid parents
Investor deposits lessons in financial literacy, freedom for a new generation
Despite persistent barriers to black wealth building, Memphis-based fund manager Floyd Tyler says it can be done—and it is
For Code Crew founders, paying a living wage is the right thing to do
The nonprofit trains youth of color to be the next generation of techies and practices the economic justice MLK preached
Pell grants put me through college. Now Trump wants to cut them.
I started college when my daughter was only 14 months old. We had been homeless six months earlier. My life up until I discovered I was pregnant had been blissfully…
Inside The Statue of Liberty’s Radical Feminist, Pro-Refugee Roots
America may have rejected a woman to lead the nation, but Lady Liberty’s steadfast arm still leads the way