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Mayor Rawlings-Blake Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake rightly spoke about the “lack of jobs, housing challenges, education and disparities in opportunity” in Black America which creates the volatile situation…
Darren Walker As I begin my third year at the Ford Foundation’s helm, I am reminded of how privileged I am—and we all are—to serve this institution. For…
Have you ever been transfixed? That’s not a trick question. The answer, by the way, is yes. At some point in your life, you’ve either seen something so…
Rep. Maxine Waters Ten years ago, America witnessed what the Federal Emergency Management Agency has called the single most catastrophic natural disaster in U.S. History – and 10…
Redlined for Failure and the Prison Pipeline Ndume Olatushani is an artist, organizer, and a passionate advocate for justice who works with the Children’s Defense Fund’s Nashville organizing…
FPWA CEO and Executive Director, Jennifer Jones Austin, speaks at rally for low-income workers New York City Council Members joined FPWA on the steps of New York City…
Left to Right: Timothy Downs, Ph.D., Niagara Provost; Ndaba Mandela and Rev. James J. Maher, C.M., president, Niagara University. Ndaba Mandela, grandson of Nelson Mandela , spoke of…
