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The U.S. economy was built on the exploitation and occupational segregation of people of color. While many government policies and institutional practices helped create this system, the legacies of slavery,…

Examine the forgotten history of how our federal, state and local governments unconstitutionally segregated every major metropolitan area in America through law and policy. Segregated by Design was last modified:…

The concept of equal pay for equal work is a cornerstone workplace principle firmly rooted in American core values of equality and fairness. The vast majority of Americans support equal…

The Hour of Code has grown every year since it began in 2013, but 2018 was truly one for the books. Not only was there a record-breaking number of Hour…

An equitable approach to justice that works.

Tamika Mallory. Marc Lamont Hill. Alice Walker. Angela Davis. Every week seems to bring with it another black leader running afoul of the Jewish community — and an angry, effective…

This weekend, the partial shutdown of the federal government became the longest such closure in recent American history. Hundreds of thousands of federal employees are furloughed or working without pay,…

A look at the comments from CNN’s Marc Lamont Hill that some critics are calling anti-Israel. CNN announced Thursday that it had fired commentator Marc Lamont Hill after he gave…

NBA player LeBron James discusses the opening of his new school in Ohio and the power sports have to bring people together. LeBron James: Trump is dividing us was last…

American politics have become more racialized over the last decade. Over the long term, that trend will probably help the Democrats — the party of the country’s growing demographic groups.…