Barack Obama
D.C. Policy Meeting Emphasizes Black Girls’ Educational Needs
In Washington Monday, the focus was on the well-being of Black girls and the advancement of their education. More than...
In Washington Monday, the focus was on the well-being of Black girls and the advancement of their education. More than...
Earlier this week, President Barack Obama announced a series of important efforts to improve the re-entry process for the formerly...
With more than 2.4 million people in jails and prisons, the United States spends $80 billion a year to sustain...
Last week, the Human Rights Project for Girls, Georgetown Law’s Center on Poverty and Inequality, and the Ms. Foundation produced...
Love wins. The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the Constitution guarantees a right to same-sex marriage. The union between...
There are an estimated 2.7 million children of incarcerated parents in the United States. Black children (6.7%) are 7.5 times...
Mass incarceration. We’ve heard the data on disparities so much that many of us can recite the statistics from memory....
A 15-year-old girl was recently pummeled by six young women at a McDonald’s in Brooklyn. The six girls pulled at...
“Got right in front of my school, the long line for the metal detector. It was early too, so I...
President Obama’s recent State of the Union address presented an exciting narrative of American progress, particularly in the area of education—declining...