Racial Equality

The discussion over expanding diversity in Hollywood should include the massive racial disparity in media company ownership. The discussion of diversity in Hollywood, or the lack thereof, has been at a...

New analysis shines spotlight on the growing racial disparity in wealth with up-to-date figures and cutting edge public policy solutions. Understanding the growing divide between the haves and the have-nots...

Over 50 years after Martin Luther King Jr.'s March on Washington, the median white family has 70 times more wealth than typical black families. By Antonio Moore As we celebrate Dr....

  We all want a piece of the pope—or at least a piece of the Pope-a-Palooza. Here in DC, our hysteria greets the Catholic [caption id="attachment_9596" align="alignright" width="300"] Pope Francis...

In deeply unequal communities, phenomena like gentrification are forcing us to rethink principles of social change that we used to consider axiomatic. By Peter Marcuse [caption id="attachment_9548" align="alignright" width="400"] Amid...

A good, hard look at the statistics will tell you why African Americans have reason to fear an encounter with police. It’s never much of a surprise when I hear...

When President Obama arrives in New Orleans today, he will face a reckoning with his promises to help rebuild and restore the city. By Terrance Heath When President Obama visits...

Last week’s court decision combats longstanding racism and sexism embedded in U.S labor law. On Friday, a federal appeals court upheld a Department of Labor rule requiring homecare agencies to...

To move his campaign forward, Bernie Sanders should focus on environmental justice. Even though we are still months away from the Democratic primary, it can’t be denied that Bernie Sanders...