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Save the Date: May 24, 2016 12:00 - 1:30pm B-369 Rayburn House Office Building (Lunch Provided) Men and boys from vulnerable populations have some of the worst health outcomes in the country. Join a panel of experts who will discuss:...

By Tracee Wilkins In some Prince George's County, Maryland, neighborhoods, you can drive for miles without seeing a proper grocery store. The county has been labeled a "food desert" because of the lack of healthy options -- especially in the...

15 Days of Equity In 2008, Marguerite Casey Foundation listened as more than 15,000 families from 47 states identified issues of concerned to families nationwide. These issues became the Equal Voice National Family Platform. In 2012, the...

by Mitch Dudek A group of minority students at St. Ignatius College Prep — one of the city’s most exclusive private schools — held a silent protest last week in the school cafeteria that has sparked a wider conversation among students,...

Google announced Wednesday that it will ban all payday loan ads from its site, bowing to concerns by advocates who say the lending practice exploits the poor and vulnerable by offering them immediate cash that must be paid back under sky-high...

By Emily Badger Wealthy parents are famously pouring more and more into their children, widening the gap in who has access to piano lessons and math tutors and French language camp. The biggest investment the rich can make in their kids, though...

Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) are the fastest growing racial group in our country, growing over 4 times as rapidly as the population of the United States. As one of the most culturally and linguistically diverse groups in America,...

Daniel Dawes, Author of 150 Years of Obamacare; Executive Director of Health Policy and External Affairs, Morehouse School of Medicine. Speakers to include: Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy, * Former Member of Congress. Rep. Donna M. Christensen, *...

By Jeff Coen and Stacy St. Clair The Chicago Police Department must acknowledge its racist history and overhaul its handling of excessive force allegations before true reforms can take place, according to a scathing draft report from the task...