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by Yessenia Funes Two days ago (July 26), Native tribes—including the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation—received disappointing news: The Army Corps of Engineers approved permits to allow the 1,172-mile-long Dakota Access Pipeline to cross...

By Johnny Magdaleno you’re poor in the United States, chances are you live in a neighborhood with higher amounts of harmful air particles than communities with higher incomes. That means more stress, more health problems and more medical bills...

Driving Action and Progress on Obesity Prevention and Treatment September 27th, 2016 – Washington, DC and Webcast Live 8:30am-4:00pm Have we tipped the scale towards achieving a healthy weight? What are the most promising opportunities...

by Sarah Treuhaft, Director of Equitable Growth Initiatives, PolicyLink It is another summer in which America’s deep racial fault lines are being painfully exposed. Following the horrific violence in Baton Rouge, Falcon Heights, and Dallas, in...

The application cycle for the inaugural Leaders for Health Equity (LHE) will close two weeks from now on Monday, August 15th at 11:59pm EST. LHE is a one year fellowship opportunity designed for early to mid-career professionals who are currently...

By Dallas Morning News Editorial Food deserts are one of Dallas' more persistent and perplexing economic development and health challenges. In low-income southern Dallas neighborhoods, for example, obtaining quality food often requires a...

By Alexis Stephens If urban demographics were based solely on who is employed in government jobs, cities would be 83 percent white and 79 percent male. As we all know, real life is more starkly diverse than that: The majority of American...

by Spencer Overton & Kami Chavis Calls for healing and reconciliation in the wake of recent racial violence overlook the substantive, concrete steps that experts say would help forestall the next police tragedy. Since the shootings in...

by Susana Rinderle, MA, ACC One week: Alton Sterling, Philando Castile, Dallas. Finally, the number of White people moved to action against racism is reaching a tipping point, yet tired clichés like “violence isn’t the answer” and “we...

by Julia Angwin, Jeff Larson, Surya Mattu and Lauren Kirchner, ProPublica There’s software used across the country to predict future criminals. And it’s biased against blacks. On a Spring afternoon in 2014, Brisha Borden was running late...