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Activist Celebrates the First Black Woman Confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court

April 7, 2022

By Cristina Rayas

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is a brilliant legal mind with the utmost character and integrity. She will make an exceptional Supreme Court Justice, and we celebrate this historic confirmation.

So Many of Us Can Relate to Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Confirmation Process

March 25, 2022

By Gloria Chan

Community Change Fellow Ayanna Albertson talks about the familiarity of navigating spaces where people scrutinize and minimize your successes—even when you’re more than qualified and capable of prospering.

She Was Looking for Housing Assistance and Found a Seat at the Table to Make Change

December 17, 2021

By Gloria Chan

Donna Price, an organizer with Detroit Affordable Housing Task Force, shares her experience as an impacted person living in a homeless shelter who was determined to help others find housing, too.

Former Community Change Taconic Distinguished Fellow Sophia Bracy Harris Embarks on a New Journey with her Soon-to-be Published Memoir

May 13, 2021

By Sophia Bracy Harris

If you asked 10-year-old Sophia Bracy Harris what she wanted to be when she grew up, I might have told you that I wasn’t sure that I’d even get the…

When their lives cannot be held in our hands, artist tributes carry the stories beyond the loss of our loved ones

April 6, 2021

By Cristina Rayas

“Water Slipping Through Our Fingers” showcases the personal stories of those directly impacted by police violence in Las Vegas, Nevada. The intention was to create a space to memorialize their…

When crises hit, needed action knows no borders

December 18, 2020

By Cristina Rayas

Each person in our communities deserves a safe home — especially during natural disasters and an increasingly urgent climate crisis.

Because…

October 30, 2020

By Ayanna Albertson

I Vote Because I Want To Be a Cause Beyond Myself I wasn’t eligible to vote until the 2012 Presidential election. During that time, I was a freshman in college…

I’ve Been Marching With BLM for Seven Years, It is a Nonviolent Movement

October 29, 2020

By Darryl Lorenzo Wellington

I couldn’t say how many Black Lives Matter marches, speeches, talks and fundraisers I have attended in New Mexico and South Carolina. We’ve been hitting the streets since 2014, shortly…

Because…

October 27, 2020

By Maya Boddie

Still. I vote because of his work. I have made a conscious decision that his work and that of countless others cannot be in vain. I must remember that sacrifice of those before us, their persistence and refusal to back down, runs through my veins.

Housing is Essential for All of Us

October 26, 2020

By Cristina Rayas

Housing is essential for all of us. This year, we are facing a new stage in our decades-long housing crisis. Now, more than ever, we are having unprecedented national conversations…

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