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Embedding Equity into Economic Development
August 1, 2016by 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 a...
Leaders for Health Equity Still Accepting Applications
August 1, 2016The 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...
Editorial: Dallas needs to ramp up its battle against food deserts
July 27, 2016By 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 couple of...
As America Diversifies, So Should Government Jobs From Top to Bottom
July 22, 2016By 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 homes...
How We Move Beyond Dallas
July 14, 2016by 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...
6 Reasons Why “All Lives Matter” Is Neither Fair Nor Helpful
July 12, 2016by 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...
Machine Bias
July 7, 2016by 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 to...
Why Obamacare Is Life-Saving For African-Americans
July 6, 2016by Get Well Wednesday/BlackAmericaWeb.com Attorney Daniel E. Dawes is a nationally recognized leader in the health equity movement and has led numerous efforts to address health policy issues impacting vulnerable, underserved, and marginalized...
Justice Sonia Sotomayor Evokes Baldwin, Coates in Blistering Dissent on Illegal Stops
July 1, 2016by Sameer Rao (Read...
Eliminating Inequalities Needs Affirmative Action
June 28, 2016The Supreme Court has upheld the affirmative action admission policy of University of Texas. Abigail Fisher, a white woman, applied to the University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) in 2008. She sued the university after she was denied admission on...