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NCHE Joins Many Other Organizations in Urging Congress to Take Action in Puerto Rico & US Virgin Islands
NCHE as well as other organizations join voices to urge Congress to take action to address the ongoing healthcare crisis in Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands as a result of the recent hurricanes. The letter calls for Congress to address...
Affluent and Black, and Still Trapped by Segregation
By John Eligon and Robert Gebeloff; www.nytimes.com (Read...
Charter School Leaders Are Complicit with Segregation, and It’s Hurting Their Movement
by Andre Perry (Read...
Nothing Protects Black Women From Dying in Pregnancy and Childbirth
by Nina Martin, ProPublica, and Renee Montagne, NPR On a melancholy Saturday this past February, Shalon Irving’s “village” — the friends and family she had assembled to support her as a single mother — gathered at a funeral home in a...
The Fight for Affordable Housing Unites People in Manufactured Homes Across Racial and Geographic Barriers
By Sarah Jaffe, Truthout | Interview Today we bring you a conversation with Kevin Borden, the executive director of Manufactured Housing Action (MHAction), a nationwide constituency-based group. MHAction works to empower manufactured...
Apply to Review Applications for Culture of Health Leaders
Culture of Health Leaders is a leadership development opportunity for people working in every field and profession who want to use their influence to advance health and equity. Our leaders’ innovation helps build a Culture of Health, one that...
Does Race Matter in America’s Most Diverse ZIP Codes?
By John Eligon VALLEJO, Calif. — Beyond the burgers and fries coming from the kitchen and the oldies blaring from the radio, the scene playing out daily at the Original Red Onion might appear unfamiliar to much of the country. The...
Who Benefits from Gentrification?
By Peter Dreier When affluent people compete with poor people for a scarce supply of housing, guess what happens? Home prices and rents go up, and the poor are pushed out. In a nutshell, that's the formula that fuels gentrification. Most news...
Gentrification Comes to Atlanta’s Last Working Class Black Neighborhood
By Cliff Albright Walk into the home of Robert and Bertha Darden, and you are immediately surrounded by memories. Like many African American couples who have reached a certain age, the front room of their house is full of photos – of the...
Rev. William Barber Honored by MCF, ABFE and HIP
SEATTLE – Marguerite Casey Foundation, a national philanthropy that believes no family should live in poverty, is pleased to announce that The Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II – who launched the “Moral Monday” peaceful protests in North...