How Joy and Belonging Can Help Underrepresented Students Succeed in STEM ReportAugust 29, 2024 How Joy and Belonging Can Help Underrepresented Students Succeed in STEM Fostering joy and belonging in STEM has the potential to open doors for underrepresented students in both STEM education and the STEM workforce. Aug 29, 2024 Tania Otero Martinez
Building for Our Future Past EventAugust 15, 2024 Building for Our Future A Black Agenda for 2025 and Beyond Aug 15, 2024
Sonya Massey’s Memory Should Spur Federal Action To Meaningfully Change Policing ArticleJuly 31, 2024 Sonya Massey’s Memory Should Spur Federal Action To Meaningfully Change Policing The killing of Sonya Massey at the hands of police should motivate federal policymakers to finally take action that will create real accountability and deliver lasting safety for people of color. Jul 31, 2024 Rachael Eisenberg
Project 2025’s Elimination of Title I Funding Would Hurt Students and Decimate Teaching Positions in Local Schools ArticleJuly 25, 2024 Project 2025’s Elimination of Title I Funding Would Hurt Students and Decimate Teaching Positions in Local Schools Project 2025 would decimate more than 180,000 teacher positions and negatively affect the academic outcomes of 2.8 million vulnerable students across the country. Jul 25, 2024 Weadé James, Will Ragland
Taking Further Agency Action on AI ReportJune 17, 2024 Taking Further Agency Action on AI This joint report from Governing for Impact and the Center for American Progress maps select agencies’ existing statutory authority to protect consumers, workers, and families from potential artificial intelligence harms. Jun 17, 2024 Will Dobbs-Allsopp, Reed Shaw, Anna Rodriguez, 5 More Todd Phillips, Rachael Klarman, Adam Conner, Nicole Alvarez, Ben Olinsky
Secretary Deb Haaland Has Made Historic Progress at the Department of the Interior ArticleJune 3, 2024 Secretary Deb Haaland Has Made Historic Progress at the Department of the Interior Deb Haaland, the 54th U.S. secretary of the interior, has delivered historic conservation policies and made groundbreaking progress in addressing the treatment of Tribal and Indigenous peoples in the United States. Jun 3, 2024 Angelo Villagomez, Sam Zeno, Joel Moffett
In Pursuit of Justice: Fulfilling the Promise of Brown v. Board of Education ArticleMay 17, 2024 In Pursuit of Justice: Fulfilling the Promise of Brown v. Board of Education If we hope to produce an active and diverse citizenry committed to advancing democratic principles, our students must be able to learn with and from peers of different races, ethnicities, languages, faiths, and economic status. May 17, 2024 Weadé James
Voting Rights in Alabama Past EventApril 29, 2024 Voting Rights in Alabama The Legacy of the Civil Rights Movement, the Battle Against Voter Suppression Today, and the Need for Federal Solutions Apr 29, 2024
Film Screening: ‘The 50’ (Online) Past EventApril 24, 2024 Film Screening: ‘The 50’ (Online) A documentary film about a groundbreaking mental health program in a California prison, told by the program’s first 50 participants. The film will be followed by a discussion with the film's director and subjects. Apr 24, 2024
The Legacy of the Civil Rights Movement and the Continued Fight for Rights Past EventApril 22, 2024 The Legacy of the Civil Rights Movement and the Continued Fight for Rights A conversation with Sen. Doug Jones and civil rights attorney Fred Gray Apr 22, 2024
Debunking the ‘Guns Make Us Safer’ Myth ReportFebruary 12, 2024 Debunking the ‘Guns Make Us Safer’ Myth Despite arguments from the gun lobby and its allies, guns used for self-defense are not common, beneficial for society, or efficient in deterring mass shootings or criminal victimization. Feb 12, 2024 Allison Jordan, Chandler Hall, Devin Hughes
Securing Clean Air, Clean Water, and a Healthy Environment for All VideoFebruary 2, 2024 Securing Clean Air, Clean Water, and a Healthy Environment for All Industrial facilities are most often located in or near Black, brown, and low-income communities who face the brunt of harmful industrial pollution, climate change impacts, and other environmental and public health hazards—something Harold Mitchell experienced firsthand in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Fortunately, the Biden administration’s long-overdue environmental justice investments can ensure that all people—regardless of race, income, or ZIP code—have clean air and clean water and live in safe and healthy communities. Feb 2, 2024 Devon Lespier, Margaret Cooney, Hannah Malus, 6 More Cathleen Kelly, Hai-Lam Phan, Matthew Gossage, Jeremy Hill, Andrew Sonntag, Toni Pandolfo
Tackling Climate Change and Environmental Injustice Tackling Climate Change and Environmental Injustice We pursue climate action that meets the crisis’s urgency, creates good-quality jobs, benefits disadvantaged communities, and restores U.S. credibility on the global stage.
Strengthening Health Strengthening Health We work to strengthen public health systems and improve health care coverage, access, and affordability.
Building an Economy for All Building an Economy for All Economic growth must be built on the foundation of a strong and secure middle class so that all Americans benefit from growth.
Advancing Racial Equity and Justice Advancing Racial Equity and Justice We apply a racial equity lens in developing and advancing policies that aim to root out entrenched systemic racism to ensure everyone has an opportunity to thrive.