State of Equality and Justice in America: ‘The Maternal Wall’
By Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner In our national conversations about equality and justice in America, we have too often avoided the conversation about the realities of women and mothers in the workforce. This is particularly odd given that women comprise half of the entire paid labor force, three-quarters of moms are now in the labor force, and [...]
Marc Morial Speaks on the Importance of Being Prepared for Opportunity
By Marc Morial “It is better to be prepared for an opportunity and not have one than to have an opportunity and not be prepared.” – Whitney M. Young In 1963, more than a quarter-million people gathered in Washington, DC to march for jobs and equality. The Great March for Jobs and Freedom was a [...]
New Study: Discrimination Towards Black People Causes Them Stress & Poor Health
By D. Smith African Americans pay a high price for living in a discriminatory society where stress can impact health and well-being. The enduring wealth gap that has widened in recent years as well as the protraction of poverty, social isolation, residential segregation and other social institutions have been shown to be causative factors for [...]
Why Black People Don’t Get Hired: The Dr. Boyce Explanation
by Dr. Boyce Watkins Ta-Nehisi Coates at The Atlantic recently wrote an article called “The Economics of Magazines and Diversity.” The title was not nearly as interesting as the one that reeled me in: “Why Magazines Don’t Hire Black Writers.” The question is one that I hear asked on a regular basis, and one that I’ve thought [...]
Melanie Campbell: The War on Drugs among Other Things Must Be Confronted in the Fight for True Equality
by Melanie Campbell, CEO of the National Coalition of Black Civic Pariticipation Reflecting upon the past 50 years since the 1963 March on Washington we must pay homage to our civil rights leaders for their hard work, strength and endurance in the fight for equality and justice in America. Their unwavering commitment to The Movement [...]
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