Stories about economic justice challenges and solutions across the nation and the work and impact of NCRC members in their communities.
“Reparations doesn’t say White people haven’t worked hard and White people haven’t struggled, [but] you grew up in a country that has been working for your success, not against it,” said Nikole Hannah-Jones.
A dozen years after a gas and chemical leak ravaged their community, the residents of Eight Mile, Alabama, are still waiting for the federal government to take action against the companies responsible for it.
Health and wealth equity didn’t exist in the U.S. before COVID-19, and the pandemic only exacerbated racial, ethnic, gender and geographic disparities. To address these issues and provide a platform for collaborative work toward solutions, NCRC members and partners in North Carolina held a 3-day special online event Oct. 13-15, 2020: Invest in Health and Wealth: Stabilizing Underserved Communities While Fighting a Pandemic.
On Friday, September 18, 2020, NCRC and the city of Wilmington, Delaware, lost a champion for social justice and equality through the untimely death of Pastor Lottie Lee Davis of Be Ready Jesus is Coming Church.
In this article, diversity, equity and inclusion consultants Stephen Graves and Alex Bethel share insights on how White healthcare professionals can move beyond White fragility and harness their racial privilege to create health equity.
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Charlottesville builds homes in partnership with low-income families, volunteers and members of the community, and sells them to those low-income families with affordable mortgages.
National Findings Affirm Local Experiences Last week, a team of researchers from NCRC, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Public Health and University of Richmond Digital Scholarship Lab produced a report with maps and data from 142 cities that showed how historic discrimination in lending and investing in entire neighborhoods correlates with shorter life expectancy …
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With Grandparents Day fast approaching this Sunday, September 13, is a time to honor the role grandparents play, as well as call attention to the adverse effects the current coronavirus pandemic poses to older adults.
As COVID-19 disproportionately affects BIPOC and police violence perpetuates devastation to families and communities of color, local governments across the country are acknowledging racism as a public health crisis through public declarations.
Richard Rothstein outlines what’s necessary to reproach residential segregation in NCRC’s Just Economy Series.
For 60 years Horizons, A Family Service Alliance has been dedicated to providing opportunities to improve the lives of individuals and families.
On July 8, the Supreme Court ruled 7-2 in favor of the Trump Administration’s rule to allow employers and universities to opt out based on religious and moral grounds of the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) mandate to provide contraceptive care.
LFA quickly recognized the adverse consequences of COVID-19 and determined that they would need to be a reliable source of information for small businesses and policymakers.
CDFIs and MDIs, like HOPE, were able to utilize their strengths to cater to the financial needs of small businesses in distressed communities.
For many universities and their students, COVID-19 created new problems and exacerbated existing vulnerabilities.
