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Each nonprofit organization and "movement" leader will receive $675,000 over three years as a part of the Shifting Power, Advancing Justice focus area.

When Evanston Township High School junior Mia Darer visited Taiwan for the first time over a year ago, she said it was life-changing. She met family members she didn’t know she had, enjoyed cultural dishes she’d never tried and saw sights she’d never seen.  The most memorable part of her “eye-opening” trip, though, were the...

The full title of this article by Zita Zage (Global Voices) is “A movement is growing across Africa and diaspora demanding reparations for the impacts of slavery and colonialism.” Zage writes, “Reparations must be paid for the slave trade.” The wounds of slavery, colonialism, and their enduring legacies remain unhealed in Africa. Now a growing…

Join the Working Women’s Network and Yale African American Affinity Group for a conversation with Monique Rainford about about her book Pregnant While Black: Advancing Justice for Maternal Health in America. Register by Friday, September 15th for your chance to win a free copy of the book!

The story of 72 Thai workers, held captive in a makeshift garment factory, is considered one of the earliest known cases of modern-day slavery in the U.S.