J. Gabriel Ware

The Magnolia Mother’s Trust asks participants what they need to not only pay the bills but also to fight generational poverty.

Inspired by Ava DuVernay’s documentary ‘13th,’ and their own experiences, these women mentor youth to keep them out of the criminal justice system.

At 23, Myya Jones is running for state representative. She’s at the forefront of a wave of Black women running for office.

As the city removes thousands of blighted properties, this couple saw an opportunity to support a cooperative economy.

The digital justice project is putting people online and providing technology training in Detroit neighborhoods.

“I wanted to bring these projects to the community, so people can see renewable energy working.”

Communities of color turned to each other to make it through the disaster. Months later, they’re doing the same to rebuild.

Washington, D.C., has the highest incarceration rate in the country. That’s why Juan Reid launched this cooperative owned and operated by ex-inmates.

These women are helping audiences empathize with issues in a way that a book or an article can’t.

From seed banks to free food pantries, the little library movement is taking off in neighborhoods across the country.

Some say safe-parking programs aren’t a solution to homelessness. But these women and families are grateful this church has one.

And the Detroit Black Community Food Security Network is creating other ways for Black people to circulate healthy food—and wealth.

A chef and journalist started “The Racist Sandwich Podcast” to address inequity in the restaurant industry. Today, it’s winning award nominations and fans worldwide.

Forced assimilation destroyed most nations’ diets, but now Native youth are learning to integrate local foods back into their daily lives.

We’ve got enough political commentators. We need more fact checkers.

AARP has awarded the Association of Young Americans a $35,000 grant—and both organizations say it’s just the beginning of their relationship.

The first-in-the-nation scholarship program would serve about 1.5 million full-time students. But there are downsides.

As cities incorporate curricula that deconstruct stereotypes and negative assumptions about race, advocates say everyone wins. Others argue they just promote resentment.

After Kalamazoo, Michigan, offered college tuition for nearly all high school graduates, dropout rates declined and the city’s population began to rebound.

Pruitt’s approach to the EPA is likely to threaten farmworkers, who are highly exposed to the effects of climate change, including heat stress and increased pesticide use.

Minneapolis and others are ready to follow.