California, the state with the largest number of Latinos, has a chance to undo 170 years of history. Now that Sen. Kamala Harris is vice president-elect, California Gov. Gavin Newsom must fill her Senate seat. The pressure is building for Newsom to do what hasn’t been done since California, which…

Legal and health experts have stated that minorities must have equal access to a coronavirus vaccine when it becomes available to the public, but disagreed on how explicit the government’s plan should be in prioritizing such communities. “Inequities in health have always existed, but at this moment there is an…

In 2012, Len Robertson, a 46-year-old high school music teacher and musician in Brooklyn, New York, noticed a discharge coming from his left nipple. “It was worrisome. I did some research and learned that it’s never a good sign when this happens,” Robertson says. He went to a breast specialist…

The racial and ethnic makeup of school boards rarely matches that of the students in the schools they are responsible for. Yet a growing body of research suggests having more diverse school boards can make concrete differences in how schools operate. Some studies suggest, in fact, that having just one…

There are few things more American than the local school board. But as anyone who sits on a school boardor is answerable to onecan attest, democracy at its smallest level tends to be a lot messier than even a gooey slice of Moms apple pie. School boards are in charge…

Report from UsAgainstAlzheimer’s and Urban Institute highlights the importance of addressing the social determinants of health in race to cure and prevent Alzheimer’s WASHINGTON, Nov. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — A new report released today highlights the effects of where people live on their brain health, finding deep social inequities in counties…

Houston, Texas Houston, Texas, was selected because we wanted to include a city that could help to tell a story about middle-class Southern Black people. The citys size was also important – we selected a large city to ensure there were enough middle-class Black Americans to participate in the focus…

As an undocumented immigrant, 19-year-old Juan Cisneros was ineligible to vote in the presidential election. But that wall separating him from the ballot box paired with a president who made anti-immigrant rhetoric a staple of his administration  became a source of motivation. Rather than casting a ballot himself, he urged…

In a healthy democracy, it never hurts to be sure. What’s so wrong about that?We’ve become lousy at democracy. What everyone missed while Googling “What is the Reichstag fire?” for the last four years is that because the guy they voted for won by fractions of a percent, roughly half…

NEW YORKElection-night parties are usually dreadful affairs, with the idiot box blaring and hysterical listeners screaming out the latest info. American TV pundits are smug trained seals with too much makeup and blow-dry, and they all sound the same with their rehearsed stentorian voices. Brian Williams, or the hero of…