Offering students of color more ways to reduce their student debt, including refinancing their loans, would provide a boost to the overall economy and ensure a better future for communities of color.
Issue Brief
With women being the breadwinners in a growing number of families, pay equity isn’t only a basic right, it is an economic necessity—particularly for women of color.
Businesses owned by women of color are a substantial economic force, and as women of color are one of the fastest-growing segments in entrepreneurialism, investing in women of color is simply smart economics.
Sequestration will have a particularly harmful effect on communities of color, who were hit first and worst by the Great Recession and have yet to significantly feel the effects of the recovery.
This week marks the 40th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision, but there’s still work to be done to ensure reproductive justice for all women.
Communities and families of color disproportionately suffer from gun violence, and any comprehensive legislation to prevent gun violence should attempt to bring down its causes in these areas.
Gracias a congresistas republicanos que hicieron de la economía un rehén durante el debate sobre el aumento del límite de crédito nacional en el verano de 2011, un paquete de recortes automáticos al presupuesto federal fue establecido que entrara en vigor el 2 de enero del 2013.
If Congress and the president cannot agree on a budget deal by the end of the year, the resulting economic slowdown will have a big impact on communities of color.
Communities of color in swing states who supported President Obama helped him get re-elected by turning out in droves.
Women of color continue to vote in increasing numbers, despite their lack of representation in elected office.
Latino voters are flexing their political muscle in Virginia and nationwide, particularly around issues of immigration and the economy.
If the Supreme Court decides against the use of race in college admissions, it will erase many years of progress for campuses trying to be more diverse and inclusive.
Issue Brief
Vanessa Cárdenas and Sophia Kerby look at the successes and challenges of one of the fastest-growing populations in the country: Latino Americans.
Sophia Kerby shows that women of color are a diverse group with a variety of experiences, even though they are often portrayed as monolithic in the mainstream media.
Issue Brief
Sophia Kerby examines the state of women of color in the United States at large in regards to four key areas: the workplace wage gap, health, educational attainment, and political leadership.